tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2005 Issue 3

Clip and Save: This Helpful Tool Adds Up to Easy Colectomy Coding

 Keep score to select from 44140-44160 Here's an easy way to select among the available partial colectomy CPT codes. For each "additional" procedure your surgeon documents, add the number of points allotted for that procedure to your total points.  When you've added all the procedures that apply, check your total points against the list below to find the right code for your case.If your total is:       Choose:    1 point                 44140   2 points ...

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