tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2008 Issue 10

Enterectomy 101: Use This Step-by-Step Guide to Master Intestinal Resection Coding

Atresia dx provides a quick clue to CPT assignment Reporting resections of the small intestine differs considerably from reporting the more familiar colectomy procedures. In just three steps, however, you can claim the correct small-bowel enterectomy code without fail. 1. Determine Approach for Simple Resection For simple resection of the small intestine, you must first determine if the surgeon used an open or laparoscopic approach. In either case, this type of enterectomy involves removing one or more portions of the small intestine (excision or resection), with re-attachment of the resulting proximal and distal portions of the intestine (anastomosis). Dx...

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