Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (March 2017)

March 2017 page 10c Surgery: Digestive System Question: What is the appropriate code to report a heterotopic liver allotransplantation (leaving the recipient organ in place while transplanting a donor liver in a different [ectopic] location)? Answer: Code 47399, Unlisted procedure, liver, should be reported for heterotopic liver allotransplantation. In the past, code 47136 was used to report this procedure, but this code was deleted in the CPT 2016 code set due to low utilization. When reporting an unlisted code to describe a procedure or service, it will be necessary to submit supporting documentation (eg, procedure report) along with the...

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This March 2017 CPT Assistant Q&A addresses a digestive system surgery coding question involving liver transplantation. It is intended for coders and billing professionals who work with CPT surgical reporting and need to understand the article’s general guidance, relevant code-set context, and documentation considerations for an unlisted procedure scenario.

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Articles like this help coders identify the correct CPT reporting approach for uncommon surgical services and understand when an unlisted procedure code is involved. It also provides historical code-set context that may affect research, audit support, and claim documentation.

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  • The article’s focus within digestive system surgery coding
  • How CPT Assistant frames a liver transplant reporting question
  • The general documentation context associated with reporting an unlisted procedure code
  • Historical code-set context mentioned in the discussion

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  • Medical coders
  • Billing specialists
  • Coding auditors
  • Revenue cycle staff
  • Compliance professionals

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