CPT® 2011 Errata:
47490 Modification Shakes Up Your Cholecystostomy Coding
Published on Wed Oct 19, 2011
Pull out the red pen to correct a dangerous error in your manual.With a 2011 code revision, 47490 joined the ranks of "complete" surgical codes -- meaning the encounter requires just one code to represent the procedure and related radiology services. Read on for important information on why CPT revised this code and how you're expected to use it.See What Updated 47490 Includes to Earn $365CPT 2011 revised 47490 so that it now represents the "complete" service required for percutaneous creation of an opening in the gallbladder:2010: 47490 -- Percutaneous cholecystostomy2011: 47490 -- Cholecystostomy, percutaneous, complete procedure, including imaging guidance, catheter placement, cholecystogram when performed, and radiological supervision and interpretation.Percutaneous cholecystostomy is a life-saving procedure used to buy time for patients who are too ill to undergo gallbladder removal, noted presenter Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, representing the American College of Radiology at the AMA's CPT and RBRVS 2011 Annual Symposium. Medicare's national rate [...]
