CPT^® 43631, Under Excision Procedures on the Stomach

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 43631 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Stomach.

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Summary

The provider excises the diseased portion of the stomach and reconnects the remnant of the stomach to the duodenum to maintain an uninterrupted digestive tract. He typically performs this procedure in patients with cancer of the stomach.

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43775 performed for a NON-Bariatric DX

Since this code is listed under the "Bariatric Surgery" heading it should be used for bariatric cases only. My suggestion would be to use 43659 [I]unlisted laparoscopy procedure on the stomach[/I],... [ Read More ]

Need CPT Codes

Physician wants to bill unlisted codes to relect the open procedures of CPT codes 43631(Gastrectomy, partial, distal) and 50541 (unroofing of liver cyst). Any input would be appreciated. DESCRIPTION... [ Read More ]

Open Hemigastrectomy CPT code needed

I need a CPT code for an open hemigastrectomy with wedge resection of stromal tumor. I found 43631 but it includes gastroduodenostomy, which was not performed. The tumor was at the mid gastric level. ... [ Read More ]

I don't evern know where to begin....

Missing a lot of important information and not sure what the esophageal cancer has to do with the pylorus. I'd get some clarification. Was there a lesion in the stomach? Was Dr working with another ... [ Read More ]

How should this be coded?

Hi everyone, My surgeon performed what he called a partial gastrectomy for an ulcer and perforation on a patient with gastric bypass. He states he removed the body of the stomach but since the patien... [ Read More ]

Partial Gastrectomy on patient w/bypass

cpt code needed for a laparoscopic partial gastrectomy

[b]Need more information[/b] If partial gastrectomy was performed, was it distal or proximal? Coding partial gastrectomy can be more complicated, as it can be either distal or proximal. CPT's distal ... [ Read More ]

cpt code needed for a laparoscopic partial gastrectomy

Without looking at the report, here are some of the CPT codes you may want to look at :) 43631- Gastrectomy, partial distal, with gastroduodenostomy 43632- with gastrojejunostomy 43633- with Roux-... [ Read More ]

??? for Bariatric coders

Could you bill the BPD with -53 and instead of billing a sleeve (43775), bill a partial gastrectomy with gastroduodenostomy (43631)? Medicare does cover this code.... [ Read More ]

Completely stumped on perforated gastric lesion

I have been sitting on this op note for a while now, and I just cannot figure it out. PROCEDURES: 1. Exploratory laparotomy with wedge resection of gastric perforation. 2. En bloc resection of mesen... [ Read More ]

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