I can provide you with a general outline of what a surgery chart may include for medical coders.
A surgery chart typically includes the following information:
- Patient demographics: This includes the patient’s name, age, gender, and other identifying information.
- History and physical examination: This section includes a detailed description of the patient’s medical history, current symptoms, and physical examination findings.
- Preoperative diagnosis: The diagnosis that led to the decision to perform surgery.
- Operative report: This includes a detailed description of the surgical procedure performed, including the specific surgical techniques used, any complications that arose during the procedure, and any post-operative instructions given.
- Anesthesia report: This includes a description of the type of anesthesia used, any complications that arose during the administration of anesthesia, and the duration of the anesthesia.
- Pathology report: If any specimens were collected during the surgery, the pathology report will provide information on the type and stage of the disease.
- Postoperative progress notes: These notes provide information on the patient’s recovery and any complications that arose after the surgery.
- Discharge summary: This includes a summary of the patient’s hospital stay, the reason for discharge, and any follow-up instructions.
Medical coders use this information to assign appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes for billing purposes.