hello,
would you be able please to help me to find the procedure code for this procedure done by surgeon in ED dept?
thank you,
NIKKI
78 y/o with recent obstruction of her distal mucous fistula since the red rubber cath. Maintaining potency fell out. Pt. requires replacement of the red rubber cath.
The ostomy appliance was taken down. A sterile field was created/ an 18 F coude cath. was cut with scissors to fashion additional partial holes distally. The cath was inserted into the mucous fistula approx. 8 cm and sutured in place with a 2-0 prolene stitch. An ostomy appliance was re-applied.