CPT^® 15769, Under Other Flaps and Grafts Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 15769 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Flaps and Grafts Procedures.

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The provider excises (harvests) fat, dermis, fascia, or other tissue and uses the soft tissue to fill in a defect elsewhere on the body of the same patient during the same operative session.

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Laparoscopic vesico-vaginal fistula repair

For the peritoneal flap performed via laparoscopy, I would suggest the unlisted code 49329 and bench mark to 15769.... [ Read More ]

30520 & 20912

[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 503460, member: 12103"] Alyssa, I see that notation in the Tips section of 20912 in Codify. But keep in mind, I am not sure who writes these tips, but it is not the AMA. But t... [ Read More ]

30520 & 20912

Alyssa, I see that notation in the Tips section of 20912 in Codify. But keep in mind, I am not sure who writes these tips, but it is not the AMA. But the AMA does indicate Range Specific Guidelines fo... [ Read More ]

30520 & 20912

[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 498337, member: 12103"] The septoplasty includes range guidelines that say: [B]Range Specific Guideline[/B] (For obtaining tissues... [ Read More ]

30520 & 20912

The septoplasty includes range guidelines that say: [B]Range Specific Guideline[/B] (For obtaining tissues for graft, see [URL='https://www.aapc.com/codes... [ Read More ]

Tympanoplasty with temporalis fascia graft temporalis fascia graft tympanoplasty

The doctor harvested a supra auricular temporalis fascia graft and set aside. Later in the procedure he placed the graft trans-canal (tympanoplasty). I came up with 69631 and 15769. Is it correct t... [ Read More ]

Intranasal placement of turbinate graft/comparable code

[QUOTE="sutherngyrl, post: 478750, member: 61340"] Empty nose syndrome LOL, I worked ENT for 27 years and never heard of "empty nose syndrome" but the ICD10 code for it is J34.89, which is appropria... [ Read More ]

Arthrex injection?

Can you bill 0232T with CPT 15769?... [ Read More ]

Tympanoplasty canal wall down meatoplasty am i correct?

hello , wondering if someone could check my coding here, I am looking at 69641-RT and 15769 H70.11- inner ear coding stumps me :( thanks in advance for any guidance The patient was brought to the ope... [ Read More ]

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