The Planned Procedure section records the procedure(s) that a clinician thought would need to be done based on the preoperative assessment. It may be important to record the procedure(s) that were originally planned for, consented to, and perhaps pre-approved by the payer, particularly if different from the actual procedure(s) and procedure details, to provide evidence to various stakeholders that the providers are aware of the discrepancy and the justification can be found in the procedure details.