Soledad just underwent surgery to remove an intestinal lesion. How would the procedure be coded?

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the primary mmnon specific ulceration of small intestine is a unique and characteristic of lesion ,the ulcer usually single ,occurs inthe illeum and gmjejumum and frrquently accompanaid by annular ring in fibrous tissue.

- k 63.81 is a specific ICD -10 CM CODE that can be used to indicate diagnosis of intestinal lesion.

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Soledad just underwent the surgery to remove an intestinal lesion , even with the all laproscopic procedures codes in. CPT 2000 ,there was still no one code for laproscopic excision of intestinla lesion in the small intestine and large intestine here the procedure is coded .

- you need to use the unlisted code such as 44209,56399 For the intestinal lesion exision.

- when you want to bill an unlisted codes ,surgeon should remember thta as operative note has been sent to the claim .

- a cover letter alsonecessory to explain why the physician choose to do the procedure.

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