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A Saline/Bipolar Radiofrequency Energy Device As an Adjunct for Hemostasis in Solid Organ Injury/Trauma
Published on: July 28, 2020
[Examples of erroneous coding in trauma surgery]
N von Dercks1, C Schmidt, C Josten
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfall-, Wiederherstellungs- und Plastische Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR, Leipzig, Deutschland. nikolaus.vondercks@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Abstract:
The G-DRG-System is complex, mistakes in accounting are common. Therefore diagnosis with CCL-value are important because of the possibility of increasing revenues. Also procedures may lead to DRGs with a higher cost weight. So their acquisition is mandatory. The exact medical documentation is essential. High revenues have to be understood according to unvoidable expenditures.