AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 12 (December)

Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (December 2018)

December 2018 page 8c Surgery: Digestive System Question: When an omentoplasty is performed during bariatric procedures, such as laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass (the physician basically places the omentum over the anastomosis), would the omentoplasty be reported separately? Answer: No, it would not be appropriate to report an omentoplasty for bariatric procedures (laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass) separately, when the physician simply places the omentum over the anastomosis. Surgery: Digestive System. CPT® Assistant. 2018; December 2018 page 8c ...

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