CPT^® 47100, Under Excision Procedures on the Liver

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 47100 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Liver.

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The provider performs an excisional liver biopsy, in which she takes out a wedge shaped section of liver tissue with a needle or surgical knife. The provider commonly performs this service to diagnose liver disease, to assess the severity of a known liver disease, and to monitor the progress of treatment.

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Resection of a small liver nodule

Sounds like 47100 to me also.... [ Read More ]

Resection of a small liver nodule

Sounds like a biopsy of liver.....47100... [ Read More ]

Liver Bx HELP

Laparoscopic liver biopsy is 47379 compared to 47100. The dx code would be the reason the surgeon stated in the OP note that it was felt to be medically necessary. If the pathology had shown somethi... [ Read More ]

47001 - is it precluded for laparoscopic?

We use a rule of thumb at our practice that if a laparoscopic tool is used, we bill the unlisted code, 47379 (If Wedge Bx compare to 47100, if TruCut or Core Bx compare to 49321). If not done with a l... [ Read More ]

coding question

[QUOTE="janwright10481@gmail.com, post: 424090, member: 467723"]I am due to take the CPC exam on Friday, December 15. I was completing the Chapter Review Questions for Chapter 14 on Anesthesiology. Q... [ Read More ]

coding question

I am due to take the CPC exam on Friday, December 15. I was completing the Chapter Review Questions for Chapter 14 on Anesthesiology. Question 10 mentions a liver wedge biopsy being performed as well... [ Read More ]

lap chole with open liver wedge biopsy

Has anyone have experience with this code combination? Physician performs lap chole and then widens one of the incisions to accomplish a wedge biopsy of the liver. I'm thinking 47562 / 47100-52. Tho... [ Read More ]

liver wedge resection

When coding the laparoscopic liver bx we use the 47379 and reference the code 47100 (open). [URL="http://http://hcnewsletters.com/pdfs/gcav13n12.pdf"]http://http://hcnewsletters.com/pdfs/gcav13n12.pd... [ Read More ]

I need help with this laparotomy with sigmoid colectomy

looks pretty straight up to me. I came up with 44140, 44139, 47100-51.... [ Read More ]

Distal Pancreatectomy 48140- thoughts please

I too would want to see the path report on this as well. I would compare your 48999 to 48120 because you DONT have enough documentation to support the 48140. The op note states 2.5mm, which means tha... [ Read More ]

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