When an Admission Is for Treatment of a Complication Resulting

question 21

Short Answer

When an admission is for treatment of a complication resulting from surgery, the ____________________ code is sequenced as the principal diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Caudal Vein

A term usually referring to a tail vein in laboratory animals, used for injections or sample collection.

Internal Iliac Vein

A vein located in the pelvis that drains blood from the lower abdomen and pelvis into the common iliac veins.

Hepatic Portal Vein

A blood vessel that carries nutrient-rich blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to the liver.

Postcava

Also known as the inferior vena cava, it's a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the heart.