CPT^® 43775, Under Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 43775 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Procedures.

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Using laparoscopic technique, the provider reduces the size of the stomach by removing the bulk of the stomach in a vertical fashion. This procedure leaves a long, cylindrical stomach without the need to reroute the digestive tract or create a bypass. The provider performs this procedure as a single procedure or as the first stage of two procedures to treat morbid obesity in high–risk patients.

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CPT 43281-59 BILLED WITH 43775

I keep getting denials for CPT 43281-59 as bundled with 43775. Even after the medical records are reviewed by the payer. Does anyone know if CPT code 43281 can ever be paid when billed with CPT 43775?... [ Read More ]

How would you code a surgery that is truly a Sleeve Gastrectomy (43775) but being done for a cancer (non bariatric) or would you use an unlisted CPT

I would use 43611 if the pathology shows cancer (and it has the same RVU's as 43775)... [ Read More ]

How would you code a surgery that is truly a Sleeve Gastrectomy (43775) but being done for a cancer (non bariatric) or would you use an unlisted CPT bariatric surgery stomach

How would you code a surgery that is truly a Sleeve Gastrectomy (43775) but being done for a cancer (non bariatric) or would you use an unlisted CPT... [ Read More ]

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Hiatal Hernia Repair

If you are looking at 43281 with 43775, you are correct. The hernia repair would be considered incidental to the sleeve gastrectomy and you would not code it.... [ Read More ]

billing 43775 with 64488

Hello, I work in a multi-specialty coding environment, but the 2 busiest are OB/GYN and General Surgery. One of the OB's says we should bill 64488 Transversus bilateral abdomins plane anesthetic bloc... [ Read More ]

laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair during bariatric procedure 43775

Please let me know the CPT for laparoscopic dissection of the esophagus, mediastinum, and the left and right crus of the diaphragm . Thanks... [ Read More ]

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Hiatal Hernia Repair

Hello, I am wondering if you could please give some advise on hiatal hernia repair with lap sleep gastrectomy. There is a NCCI edit that states cannot code hiatal hernia repair with bariatric surge... [ Read More ]

43775 performed for a NON-Bariatric DX

We had an elderly patient 93 y.o. diagnosised with stomach cancer, who was sent to our office for a consultation for general surgery. Our surgeon is certified in general surgery & bariatrics and perf... [ Read More ]

Coding Assistance

Can anyone please advise if the coding for this procedure is correct? The two CPT codes I plan to use are: 43775 49659 Is there a better code use instead of 49659? Is the unlisted code billed appropr... [ Read More ]

Modifier suggestion

43281 & 43280 are [B]not[/B] billable together nor do they allow a modifier to break them apart. 43775 & 43280 are [B]not[/B] billable together nor do they allow a modifier to break them apart. 43775 ... [ Read More ]

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