AMA CPT® Assistant - 2021 Issue 7 (July)
CPT® Assistant Then and Now: Laparoscopic Surgeries Converted to Open (July 2021)
July 2021 page 5 CPT® Assistant Then and Now: Laparoscopic Surgeries Converted to Open THEN In the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2000 code set, the Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy subsection was deleted, and all laparoscopic codes were renumbered and placed within the appropriate anatomic subsections throughout the Surgery section of the CPT code set. Coding recommendations for laparoscopic procedures converted to open procedures at that time included the following: When the laparoscopy service requires a minilaparotomy (Hasson technique) or when secondary procedures involve significant additional time and effort, the additional work may be reported with modifier 22, Increased Procedural Services. As...
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