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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2004 Issue 12
Digestive System: No More Unlisted-Procedure Codes for Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Now you can also describe less-than-total colonoscopyIf you've been struggling to bill for laparoscopic "stomach stapling" and other procedures using an unlisted-procedure code, in 2005 you can access two new codes to describe laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery using Roux-en-Y gastroenterostomy and small intestine reconstruction:43644 - Laparoscopy, surgical, gastric restrictive procedure; with gastric bypass and Roux-en-Y gastroenterostomy (roux limb 150 cm or less)43645 - ... with gastric bypass and small intestine reconstruction to limit absorption. "Although minimally invasive gastric bypass has been popular for some time now, we have needed to submit the unlisted code," says Suzan Hvizdash, BSJ, CPC...
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