colonic inertia

tpeytontpeyton
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I am stumped...looking for a code for colonic inertia

Tracy Peyton RN, CCDS
tpeyton@brmc.com

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  • mdomineseymdominesey
    edited May 2016
    A quick google turned up this link:

    http://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/showthread.php?t=26101

    They suggest: "The code for colonic inertia is actually 564.01 (slow transit constipation: also called colonic inertia) "

    Sounds a lot like an ileus to me. Not a mechanical obstruction.


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