CPT^® 43771, Under Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 43771 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Procedures.

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The provider performs gastric band revision surgery under laparoscopic guidance. Gastric bands need to be revised for a variety of reasons that include displacement or malfunction of the band or erosion, or wearing away, of the stomach wall caused by the band.

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Laparoscopic bariatric revisions

I'm not very familiar with bariatric surgeries but I'll try to answer your question to the best of my knowledge. I wouldn't use 43771 for the sleeve revision because like you said this is more for th... [ Read More ]

Laparoscopic bariatric revisions

I am looking for a code for lap revision of gastric sleeve and also for lap revision of gastric bypass. I've been provided 43771 for the gastric sleeve which appears to be used only for lap band, and... [ Read More ]

gastric lap band question

Greetings, I have a pt who had a gastric lap band placed, and 2 days later was admitted to the hospital with N/V, dehydration, gastric obstruction. My question... on the 4th day of hospitalization pt ... [ Read More ]

Bariatric help please

How about: 43281 43771-51 43888-51 Since the EGD was to confirm that the injury to the stomach was repaired properly, and the injury occured during lysis of adhesion, this is not separately billable.... [ Read More ]

Bariatric help - removal of port only

[b]gastric port only replacement[/b] If the restrictive device is a component, and the port is a component a revision of the port part of the device could be 43771?... [ Read More ]

Bariatric help - removal of port only

Patient had a "kink" in port and subsequently only the port was removed and replaced. Patient has Medicare. Looking at 43771 but I am not totally convinced this is what I want. Thanks for any suggest... [ Read More ]

Lap Band Procedure

43771 "REVISION" OF ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE DEVICE COMPONENT ONLY icd9 v53.51 278.01v45.86... [ Read More ]

Repositioning of lap band port

What about using 43771 with a 52 modifier?... [ Read More ]

Repositioning of lap band port

When we do a revision of a band for slippage we do use 43771 and it does get paid.:)... [ Read More ]

Repositioning of lap band port

A month ago a patient had a lap band procedure , now a month later patient is back with repositioning of lap band port- without replacement. wOULD THE CODE BE 43771? if not what else ?diagnosis code ... [ Read More ]

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