This is a tool that can describe the clinical status of a patient in a structured manner [1]. It succeeds ICD-10, which was released more than three decades ago. In the meantime, demands for detailed information on the clinical history of a morbid patient, regardless of point of care (...
Gallstone of common bile duct, status post cholecystectomy 574.50, V45.79) There should be 2 codes, one for the gallstones in the bile duct (choledecolithiasis) and one V code to indicate the acquired absence of the gall bladder (due to removal).Gallstones in the bile duct is choledocho...