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placement of TachoSil hemostatic topical coverage
Date: Sep 8, 2023
Question:
Physician evacuated a hemothorax following a stab wound using VATS. He placed a Tachosil hemostatic topical coverage on to the parietal plural exit site from the track of the knife. There was 1200ML of liquified hematoma evacuated. There was slight dark oozing from the site but no active red bleeding. I think this should be coded as 32653. But I was not sure if the placement of the patch should be coded separately. Is there a separate code for that or would it be included with the 32653?
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