CPT^® 44139, Under Excision Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 44139 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum).

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In this add–on procedure, during the same session in which the provider performs a colectomy, he also mobilizes the splenic flexure, a sharp bend between the transverse and the descending colon. The provider does this to prepare a suitable length of the colon in association with partial resection.

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colorectal

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colorectal

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Coding for procedures - Please see OP note

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