CPT^® 44620, Under Repair Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 44620 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum).

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Summary

The provider closes a previously created enterostomy, a surgically created passage from the intestines to the external surface of the abdomen, to restore an uninterrupted digestive tract. He performs this procedure because the patient no longer needs the intestinal diversion.

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