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Return to OR for drain placement
Can you please advise me on the appropriate code to use for a return to the OR for a blake drain placement in the groin, for a femoral seroma, one month post a fem-pop bypass graft. I will need to use modifier 78 as the patient is Medicare.
Thank you for your help.
complication
Difficult to say without an op note. Could be an I&D, code 10140 or 10180
code
Thank you for the codes, I looked at those but did not know if they would include the placement/suture of the drain. By definition I beleive that the 10140 is more appropriate as there is not an infection unless the placement of the drain in itself makes this complex....
Thanks again for your help.