Please note this question was answered in 2023. The coding advice may or may not be outdated.
VATS converted to mini thoracotomy
Date: May 18, 2023
Question:
If a procedure started as a VATS but was converted to a mini thoracotomy, this would be coded as the thoracotomy, correct?
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