| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Response: We recognize that patients undergoing this procedure may typically be high risk; however, (1) selecting this procedure as an HAC will have the positive effect of encouraging attention to risk assessment prior to surgery and (2) conditions such as complicated forms of diabetes, hypertensive heart and kidney disease, and a body mass index of 40 or higher are CCs or MCCs under the IPPS paym
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