CPT^® 49255, Under Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Abdomen, Peritoneum, and Omentum

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 49255 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Abdomen, Peritoneum, and Omentum.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider excises the omentum, a folded portion of the peritoneum, the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity, generally in treatment for a metastatic, or spreading, abdominal or pelvic cancer.

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Need help figuring out what is included in procedure

[QUOTE="csperoni, post: 497465, member: 164618"] Are you familiar with NCCI edits? For example, in your case 44960 Appy 49255 Omentectomy 49255 is a CCI edit for 44960 and you may not override with a... [ Read More ]

Need help figuring out what is included in procedure

Are you familiar with NCCI edits? For example, in your case 44960 Appy 49255 Omentectomy 49255 is a CCI edit for 44960 and you may not override with a modifier (even if the modifier is appropriate). ... [ Read More ]

Infracolic omentectomy with Hysterectomy

Hello Coding Community, :) I will greatly appreciate your help, expertise in the following scenario. I am not sure if I should also code -ectomy of [B]Infracolic Omentectomy[/B] when Lap Vaginal Hyste... [ Read More ]

Robotic hysterectomy partial omentectomy

There is no code for laparoscopic omentectomy. The unlisted code would be used. I do NOT bill separately for omentectomy during hysterectomy. The open code (49255) bundles as column 2 into the open ... [ Read More ]

58210 radical hysterectomy w/ omentectomy?

I think you had another recent post about this. I would use 58210 since hysterectomy is radical. Omentectomy 49255 bundles into 58210.... [ Read More ]

Radical hysterectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic lymphadencectomy, partial omentectomy

I would code that as 58210. The omentectomy 49255 is bundled, so -22 is not appropriate. Especially since you are doing pelvic lymphadenectomy, but not para-aortic.... [ Read More ]

Sigmoid Granulomatous Mass

Help is needed on how to code this. PATIENT IS BROUGHT TO THE OR ON 9/19/19 AND PLACED ON TABLE SUPINE POSITION. AFTER ADEQUATE GENERAL ANESTHESIA, SHE HAD A FOLEY CATHETER PLACED AND WAS PREPPED DR... [ Read More ]

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49402 and 49255-59 and 51 modifiers were coded, 49402 was pd and 49255 was denied by Medicare. denied stating a qualifying procedure/service be received and covered. I am not sure what it needs... [ Read More ]

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Partial Colectomy with delayed colostomy due to complication

Any guidance will be greatly appreciated... My surgeon took a patient to the OR and completed partial colectomy of the transverse and descending colon. The patient began having cardiac issues and the... [ Read More ]

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