Blogs about: Ostomies
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V58.73 is the code for cardiac catheterization with a stent
How do you code a cardiac catheterization with a stent? Aftercare? V55? A cardiac catheterization is not considered an ostomy, so do not use V55 codes. V55 codes are not used for temporary ostomies. i… more →
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Failure is always an option
wrote 4 months ago: Even if you don’t like MMA or anything related to a contact sport. What Chael Sonnen says here … more →
Dating/Relationships With An Ostomy: Showing Your Stoma
wrote 6 months ago: One of the big questions that goes through a ostomates head when dating or in a relationship is “Whe … more →
It's always darkest before the dawn.
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wrote 11 months ago: Do you find some days everything just gets to you? You just are having “one of those days … more →
A love affair with food
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wrote 1 year ago: “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” ― Charles M. Schulz … more →
What is an Ostomy?
wrote 1 year ago: The word “ostomy” is derived from Greek and means a surgically created opening connectin … more →
I can do anything (with an ostomy)!
wrote 1 year ago: Traveling in England (with an ostomy!) and thinking I’m really funny… So here we are scr … more →
Is debridement a surgical wound?
wrote 2 years ago: Question: If my patient had a debridement, can I mark 1 (Yes, patient has at least one (observable) … more →
V58.73 is the code for cardiac catheterization with a stent
wrote 2 years ago: How do you code a cardiac catheterization with a stent? Aftercare? V55? A cardiac catheterization is … more →
M0090, M1350, and M2004 questions answered
wrote 2 years ago: Here are answers to three recent questions that I have fielded on OASIS: For M0090, we’ve hear … more →
The Cycling Semicolons
wrote 3 years ago: Colon Club Friends Todd is loved by us all! As many of you know, I’m involved in a community o … more →
Ostomies
wrote 3 years ago: Ostomies location of ostomy determines the consistency of stool ileostomy bypasses the entire larg … more →
The (un)truths about colostomy
wrote 3 years ago: You’ll be able to eat anything you want (um, not so much – individuals handle some foods … more →
Colostomy
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wrote 4 years ago: The colon or large intestine connects the small intestines to the rectum. A colostomy is done when t … more →
Diet After J-Pouch Surgery
wrote 5 years ago: Q. What foods are allowed after j-pouch surgery? A. The j-pouch procedure is major surgery and will … more →
Types of Ostomies.
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wrote 5 years ago: On this page I am going to attempt to give you a very basic overview of the different types of ostom … more →
Ulcerative Colitis
wrote 5 years ago: Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammation of the tissue lining the large intestine (the colon and … more →
