tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2010 Issue 16

READER QUESTIONS: Zero In on Liver Cyst Codes

Question: How should I code an exploratory laparotomy with excision of a large liver cyst (10 cm x 3 cm) in a newborn? South Carolina Subscriber Answer: Correct coding for this procedure will depend on some factors that you don't specify in your question. After studying the following options, you should go back to your op report and see if you can narrow down the choices. If the surgeon performed a partial lobectomy, the proper code would be 47120 (Hepatectomy, resection of liver; partial lobectomy). This seems the most likely code choice because the documented cyst is very large...

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