Laparoscopic Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum)
Laparoscopic Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum) CPT® Code range 44180- 44238
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Laparoscopic Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum) 44180-44238 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.
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Sounds like it may be an unlisted laparoscopic procedure, intestine (44238). (Lap lysis of intestinal adhesions is 44180, but it sounds like the main thing here was the excision of a cystic mass from ... [ Read More ]