A physician performed an imbrication of diaphragm to treat an abnormal elevation of the dome of the diaphragm. The eventration was reduced significantly by the procedure and the patient's condition improved greatly. What is the correct code for this procedure?

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The correct code for this procedure is 39545 (Imbrication of Diaphragm for Eventration, Transthoracic or Transabdominal, Paralytic or Nonparalytic). An abnormal elevation of the dome of the diaphragm is otherwise known as an eventration. This condition is corrected by imbrication, which essentially stacks the muscles of the diaphragm on top of each other to reduce the abnormal elevation.

A Physician Performed an Imbrication of Diaphragm to Treat an Abnormal