A laparoscopic cholecystectomy with extensive lysis of intra-abdominal adhesions was performed. The surgeon documented the

A laparoscopic cholecystectomy with extensive lysis of intra-abdominal adhesions was performed. The surgeon documented the following: Marked adhesions intra-abdominally and Abdominal adhesions were slowly and carefully taken down. This took approximately one hour to clear all adhesions. In addition to the code for the paroscopic cholecystectomy, we reported code 49329 for lysis of the adhesions. What would be the appropriate code to report?

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CPT Knowledgebase - Sep 27, 2013