tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 35

New Codes: No More Unlisted Codes For Laparoscopic

The days of blind billing have passed you byThe wait is over for laparoscopic gastric bypass codes. Many providers have been struggling to bill for laparoscopic "stomach stapling" and other procedures using an unlisted code (see PBI, Vol. 5, no. 12, p. 83). But CPT 2005 apparently includes two codes (43644-43645) for laparoscopic gastric restrictive procedures using roux-en-y gastroenterostomy and small intestine reconstruction respectively. It also includes another new gastric bypass code, 43845 (Gastric restrictive procedure with partial gastrectomy, pylorus-preserving duodenoileostomy and ileoileostomy [50 to 100 cm common channel] to limit absorption [biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch]).Separately, CPT...

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