tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 3

Reader Question: 47120 Doesn't Fit Every Liver Lobectomy

Question: If a surgeon does multiple partial liver lobectomies would you use the 47120 more than once? For example, our surgeon documents a partial right hepatic lobectomy (excision of segment 8), a second partial right hepatic lobectomy (excision of segment 5), and a partial left hepatic lobectomy (excision of segment 4). Should we code 47120 x 3, or 47120-RT x 2 plus 47120-LT-51, or 47120-RT plus 47120-RT-51-59 plus 47120-LT-51-59? Illinois Subscriber Answer: You should not report multiple units of 47120 (Hepatectomy, resection of liver; partial lobectomy), with or without modifiers LT (Left side), RT (Right side), 51(Multiple procedures),or...

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