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Confused About Coding Gastric Band Adjustments? Here's Expert Clarification

Published on Sun Apr 26, 2009

Avoid common pitfalls like coding based on supplier recommendations. In Vol. 11, No. 6 of General Surgery Coding Alert, the You Be the Coder question and answer discussed how to report gastric band adjustments. Several readers wrote in to comment on the article and ask about alternate coding. Here our experts set the record straight on the best ways to report gastric band adjustments your surgeon performs. Payer Preference Indicates When to Use S2083 To adjust a gastric band, the physician can inject or aspirate saline into an access port, which connects to the band, and effectively manipulate stomach size (and thus control appetite suppression, satiety, and weight loss). Although there currently is no specific CPT code for this sort of adjustment of the gastric band, you may be able to report the procedure using S2083 (Adjustment of gastric band diameter via subcutaneous port by injection or aspiration of saline) [...]
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