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Author Question: A ureterectomy is an excision of the ureter and is classified to subcategory 56.4X. Explain what the ... (Read 69 times)

tth

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A ureterectomy is an excision of the ureter and is classified to subcategory 56.4X. Explain what the fourth digits are used for and what the instructional notation states.

Question 2

Chronic renal failure can be confirmed by which of the following?
 A) decrease in serum creatinine
  B) decrease in serum creatinine and increase in BUN values
  C) increase in serum creatinine and decrease in BUN values
  D) increase in serum creatinine and BUN values


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mcinincha279

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Fourth digits are used to identify the extent of the ureterectomy as partial or total or not otherwise specified. The instructional notation instructs the coder to also code the anastomosis other than end to end.

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
:D TYSM

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