AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 8 (August)

Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (August 2013)

August 2013 page 14a Surgery: Digestive System Question: Can code 43112 be used to report robotic video-assisted thoracoscopy and mobilization of the thoracic esophagus with thoracic lymphadenectomy, robotic laparoscopy with total esophagectomy with gastric pull-up, and Orringer cervical stapled anastomosis? Answer: No. Codes 32601-32674 are used to report thoracoscopy (video-assisted thoracic surgery [VATS]) procedures. Codes 32669-32674 are used to report VATS resection and removal procedures that vary according to the amount or type of tissue removed, or the difficulty of removal. Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (August 2013). CPT® Assistant. 2013; August 2013 page 14a ...

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