CPT^® 43880, Under Other Procedures on the Stomach

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 43880 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Procedures on the Stomach.

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Summary

The provider closes a gastrocolic fistula, with various techniques depending on what he finds. Gastrocolic fistulas often result from prior gastroenteric or bariatric surgery or from untreated gastric ulcers.

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Gastrocutaneous Fistula Closure

[QUOTE="nickelclaw, post: 509959, member: 256517"] 43870 don't let fistula throw you off. This is just a closure of gastrostomy. Coder desk reference description states, "Physician closes a gastrostom... [ Read More ]

Gastrocutaneous Fistula Closure

43870 don't let fistula throw you off. This is just a closure of gastrostomy. Coder desk reference description states, "Physician closes a gastrostomy no longer needed. Physician enters through a pre... [ Read More ]

Code debate

Gastrogastric fistula: There is no comparable code for the gastrogastric fistula. The closest I find is 43880 (closure of a gastrocolic fistula) or 43850 (revision of gastroduodenal anastamosis) , an... [ Read More ]

Excision of Gastrocutaneous Fistula

[b]43880[/b] Because that's a fistula between the stomach and colon - not the stomach and skin... [ Read More ]

gastrocutaneous fistula

I am coding a gastrocutaneous fistula surgery, and would like some input on how to code this.43870:gastromony, 43880:gastrocolic fistula, 43999:unlisted procedure stomach or 22999: unlisted procedure ... [ Read More ]

Colonoscopy with closure of gastrocolic fistula

43880 Closure of Gastrocolic Fistula What would be code for closure of gastrocolic fistula via a Colonoscopy?... [ Read More ]

Excision of Gastrocutaneous Fistula

[b]Fistula[/b] Why not 43880?... [ Read More ]

endoscopic gastrocutaneous fistula

43880 is specifically listed as an open procedure. My docs do this procedure alot, and we use unlisted stomach 43999. hope this helps!!... [ Read More ]

endoscopic gastrocutaneous fistula

[b]gastrocolic fistula[/b] I would say 43880. It does not specify open or endoscopic procedure.... [ Read More ]

endoscopic gastrocutaneous fistula

We have an op note where the doctor dictates he used sutures to close a gastrocutaneous fistula but he did it endoscopically. We are going back and forth between CPT 43880 and 43999. Any suggestions... [ Read More ]

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