A 45 year old female presents with a complaint of ...

The proper diagnosis code (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision [ICD-9]) needs to be documented to justify PEN therapy. (Coverage issues for PEN will be discussed later in this article.) See Tables 5 and 6 for some common ICD-9 codes for PEN. ... • partial mechanical small bowel obstruction, where surgery is not an option. ................
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