CPT^® 47605, Under Excision Procedures on the Biliary Tract

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 47605 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Biliary Tract.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider removes the gallbladder, a small pear shaped organ that lies behind the liver, responsible for storage of bile, to treat gallbladder disease. He injects dye to view the biliary ducts using X–ray images.

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Discontinued Procedure

Agreed, the laparoscopic procedure is a component of the open procedure and can't be coded separately. 47562 bundles to 47605 and this cannot be bypassed with any modifier. But without the operative... [ Read More ]

Discontinued Procedure

DX K80.10, K66.0,Z53.31 Cpt 47605 mod 22,47562 mod 22,53 Does the doctor get paid for the discontinued services (47562)? [ATTACH type="full"]4874[/ATTACH]... [ Read More ]

bundled or billable

99223-57,AI 47605 AI-HCPCS modifier AI must be submitted by the admitting physician for the initial hospital or nursing home visit. Please let me know if this information helped... [ Read More ]

billable or bundled

Hi I hope all are doing well . i need your suggestion on below mentioned scenario As per documentation, patient got admitted in ED with the complaining of abdominal pain then patient found to have g... [ Read More ]

bundled or billable 99223 bundled or billable day patient physician

Hi I hope all are doing well... Please share your suggestion on this. As per documentation, patient got admitted in ED with the complaining of abdominal pain then patient found to have gallstones by... [ Read More ]

Open Cholecystectomy with T-tube common bile duct repair

The gallbladder was removed and due to extensive peritoneal adhesions the common bile duct was found torn. The physician selected a 14-French tube but cut out the tube portion so it lays flat and sutu... [ Read More ]

Help with choledouodenal fistula

I need to know if the repair of a choledouodenal fistula is included as part of a cholecystectomy... I have seen that they are a very common complication of cholecystitis and I have found that many pe... [ Read More ]

Lap converted to open cholecystectomy CPT

How about: CPT code 47605 cholecystectomy w/ cholangiography ICD-9 procedure code 51.22 cholecystectomy , 87.53 Intraoperative cholangiogram and will have to add V64.41 laparoscopic surgical procedu... [ Read More ]

Question on Modifier 59,80 for Asst Surgeon

I need help with modifiers for asst. surgeon. Billed out Gallbladder 47605 and Repair of Ventral Hernia 49566. This was denied. Do we need to add the 59 modifier for the assit surgeon along with the... [ Read More ]

proc 47605 with 74300

Can proc 74300 be billed with 47605 or is it included?::confused:... [ Read More ]

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