Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Colectomies: How to Code

CDItalk, a leading clinical documentation improvement discussion forum, is constantly being updated with new questions and CDI updates. Here is a scenario that recently came up on the forum. Surgeons at a medical practice recently began performing hand assisted laparoscopic partial colectomy procedures. The coding staff felt unsure about the proper way to code these new procedures. The codes in question were 17.36 and 45.76. The member brought their question to the skilled consultants at CDItalk to find out the best way to handle this.

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