RE: Surgical Site

[Patricia Whitcomb]

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It would be coded under surgical care.  The RAI manual says "lacerations that require suturing or butterfly closure" shouldn't be counted as surgical wounds.     Pat Whitcomb, RN MDS Coordinator Madonna Towers 507-288-3911, Ext. 3050 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 8:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Surgical Site Pt with ORIF staples in left hip nurses have a treatment clean with NSS and leave OTA  BID---would this be coded as a surgical site and surgical wound care?  The manual says if they have sutures I shouldnt code it there.  Am I reading this wrong???   Thanks for the help This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. As required by HIPAA you need to hold this information as privileged and confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments.