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Emergency Department Coding:

Post-Op Seroma Can Result in I&D Encounter

Published on Mon Sep 14, 2026

Question: A patient presents to the emergency department (ED) several days after a procedure performed by another physician in another practice. The patient reports localized swelling and discomfort at the surgical site. The ED physician determines that the patient has a postoperative seroma. After examining the site, the physician makes a small incision over the collection, evacuates the fluid, irrigates [...]
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