A patient presented with severe abdominal and pelvic pain. An checkup was performed in the office,...

A patient presented with severe abdominal and pelvic pain. An checkup was performed in the office, but the diagnosis was inconclusive. The patient was taken to the operating room. The surgeon opened up the patient and found multiple dense intestinal adhesions throughout the abdomen. The surgeon lysed the adhesions. How should these services be coded?

Expert Solution

The ICD-10 code for intestinal adhesions in the abdomen is K56.5 and the cpt code for lysis of adhesion is 58660.

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