CPT^® 43886, Under Other Procedures on the Stomach

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 43886 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Procedures on the Stomach.

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The provider revises the port of a previously placed adjustable gastric restrictive device to correct kinking of the tube that connects the gastric band to the reservoir and or irrigates the subcutaneous pocket with antibiotics to treat infection.

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Open revision of subq port & lap revision of gastric lap band

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Billing 11750 When mulitple nails are removed

[QUOTE="rogers, post: 171859, member: 43886"]I have a patient who had all five toe nails on the right foot including the matrix removed, and the great toenail on the left foot. Can I bill this procedu... [ Read More ]

Bariatric coding dilemma NEED HELP PLEASE! 43886 bariatric lap band lapband laprascopic

Our bariatric surgeon has performed some laprascopic port revisions in cases where the port has flipped. The only code that comes close to meeting the description of this procedure is CPT 43886 which... [ Read More ]

adjustable gastric banding and Medicare

Our radiology group informs all referring physicians that they need to set up a contract so that the surgeon pays our radiologist a certain fee for each of their patients we inject saline into the lap... [ Read More ]

Lap Band Procedure

[b]port slipped[/b] Take a look at code 43886 Gastric restrictive procedure open; revision of subcutaneous port component only. This is what we use if the port flips or slips. Melissa-CPC... [ Read More ]

port -lab band

I am not sure if you have been answered but the port are not accessed by the lap, they are open since they are subcutaneous try code 43886.... [ Read More ]

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