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Suture around a CVC

Date: Aug 13, 2014

Question:

"INDICATIONS/COMMENTS: Poorly functioning access. RESULT: The patient was scheduled for left groin tunneled catheter exchange. The patient stated that the catheter is working well and requested that not be changed. As the initially placed sutures had come out, the catheter was sutured to the skin using sterile technique. The patient tolerated the procedure well without evidence of immediate complication." Is there anything that can be coded here?

Question ID : 5836
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