tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 12

CPT® Update: Use 43284-43285 for Esophageal Sphincter Augmentation Device

Look for deleted ‘emerging technology’ codes. If your surgeon performs a laparoscopic procedure to place or remove a device that augments the function of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES), you’ll have two new codes to describe the procedures in CPT® 2017. Read on for a look at the new codes, and the deleted codes they replace, to help you use them correctly beginning January 1. Move On From Category III Codes CPT® 2017 deletes the following two codes: 0392T — Laparoscopy, surgical, esophageal sphincter augmentation procedure, placement of sphincter augmentation device (i.e. magnetic band) 0393T &mdash...

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