A coder sees the following statement in the documentation: "performed surgical removal of a gall stone through an incision into the gall bladder." Which procedure is this statement describing?

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The statement describes a cholelithotomy, which is the surgical removal of a gallstone (cholelith) through an incision into the gallbladder.

A Coder Sees the Following Statement in the Documentation: "Performed