AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 9 (September)

Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (September 2014)

September 2014 page 14 Surgery: Digestive System Question: Can CPT code 47120, Hepatectomy, resection of liver; partial lobectomy, be reported multiple times if a surgeon documents wedge resections of three lesions in two or more lobes but does not perform a trisegmentectomy? Answer: Yes. It would be appropriate to report CPT code 47120 for the first resection. Additional resections would be reported using code 47120 appended with modifier 51, Multiple procedures. Based on payer requirements, modifier 59, Distinct procedural service, may also be required to be appended to the code(s) for any additional procedure(s) provided. Check with the appropriate...

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