i have a question about repair of surgical errors ….i understand that iatrogenic laceration should not be paid separately ….. but i have two questions:

1. what if it was a colectomy surgery, and there was extensive adhesions …. while doing adhesiolysis, a laceration of intestine happened and the doctor repaired it, should i code the repair? I mean it the laceration happened due to the adhesions not due to the doctor’s fault ……

2. if another specialty was called to fix the laceration, for example: an abdominoperineal resection operation, during dissection iatrogenic small
injury of the urethra, urology team was called, and it was repaired……….. should i code the repair?

i would appreciate your help

Thank you