Percutaneous Biliary Procedures (December 2015)

December 2015 pages 3-9 Percutaneous Biliary Procedures The Relativity Assessment Workgroup (RAW) of the American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale (RVS) Update Committee (RUC) identified percutaneous biliary procedure codes, 47500, 47505, 47510, 47511, 47525, 47530, and radiological supervision and management codes, 74305, 74320, 74327, 75980, and 75982, as being reported together greater than 75% of the time. Therefore, in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2016 code set, these codes have been deleted, and 14 new codes, including three add-on codes, have been established to describe bundled image-guided percutaneous biliary procedures. Image-guided percutaneous biliary procedures (eg, transhepatic, transcholecystic)...

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Article Overview

This CPT Assistant article explains the December 2015 update for percutaneous biliary procedures and how the revised CPT 2016 code family is organized. It is aimed at coders, billers, and clinicians who report biliary interventions and need to understand the scope of the new and deleted CPT codes, associated imaging guidance, and related reporting considerations. The article also includes clinical examples to illustrate the covered procedure types and the general context for the updated code set.

Why This Topic Matters

Percutaneous biliary procedures were reorganized in CPT 2016, so accurate awareness of the new code structure and related changes is important for correct reporting and for distinguishing among related biliary interventions.

Article Sections

  1. December 2015 pages 3-9

    Introduces the CPT 2016 update for percutaneous biliary procedures and summarizes the scope of the revised code family.

  2. Clinical examples and procedure descriptions

    Provides case-based illustrations tied to the revised percutaneous biliary procedure codes and their associated procedural context.

What You Will Learn

  • How the CPT 2016 percutaneous biliary procedure family was updated
  • What general categories of biliary interventions are covered in the article
  • How the article frames bundled image-guided biliary procedures and related guidance
  • What kinds of clinical scenarios are used to illustrate the revised code set

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Billing staff
  • Revenue cycle professionals
  • Physicians and procedural specialists
  • Compliance and coding educators

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