tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2007 Issue 2

CPT 2007: What You Need to Know About the New GI Codes

Prepare for new open and laparoscopic GES codes, also CPT 2007 has deleted two codes (44152-44153) for colectomy without proctectomy. As replacements, CPT now includes 44157 (Colectomy, total, abdominal, with proctectomy; with ileoanal anastomosis, includes loop ileostomy, and rectal mucosectomy, when performed) and 44158 (... with ileoanal anastomosis, creation of ileal reservoir [S or J], includes loop ileostomy, and rectal mucosectomy, when performed) -to more accurately describe performance of total abdominal colectomy with proctectomy and ileoanal anastomosis,- according to the AMA's CPT Changes 2007: An Insider's View. In the increasingly rare circumstance that a surgeon performs a procedure...

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