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For patients receiving pre-operative evaluations only, sequence a code from category V72.8 to describe the pre-op services and code the reason for the surgery as an additional diagnosis. Also code any findings related to the pre-operative evaluation. For ambulatory surgery cases, code the diagnosis for which the surgery was performed. ................
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