The following questions will require the use of the ICD-9-CM code book to select the proper answer.

The surgical transplantation of the ureter(s) to the ileum with external diversion through the abdominal wall is coded to which procedure code?

A) 56.51
B) 56.52
C) 56.53
D) 56.54


A

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