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Mar 3rd, 2010 - cisaac 3
Catheter removal in ED
If a patient returns to the ED for removal of a urinary catheter that was placed by another ED physician within the same group, what is the correct way to code the second visit?
Mar 3rd, 2010 -
I am no expert
but I would code the diagnosis as the reason for the catheter and code an ED visit based on the usual MDM standards; there is no code for removal of foley catheter (not should there be one- it is simple)