CPT Knowledgebase - Oct 26, 2017

A provider performed a distal pancreatectomy with en bloc resection of the celiac axis, which is also known as an Appleby procedure. Is it appropriate to append modifier 22 to code 48140 for the celiac axis resection, or should a separate code be reported for this work?

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