AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 2; Ask the Editor
Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch
The patient has a long history of morbid obesity and presents for surgical treatment. She underwent laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) with duodenal switch and laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy. How is this surgery coded in ICD-10-PCS? Are two bypass codes assigned for the BPD, in addition to a code for the gastric excision?
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