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Wiki Completion Colectomy - need help.

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Four months ago patient had terminal ileum removed and right colectomy and used code 44160. Patient now found to have sigmoid cancer and they are doing a completion colectomy. Transverse, descending and sigmoid are resected with splenic flexure takedown. Anastomosis then performed of the ileum and rectosigmoid. No colostomy done. I was thinking 44160, but that is what I used the first surgery. Or 44140 and 44139. Please help!

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Thank you for your response! I think 44150 will work. I was wondering if it would be considered a partial or total as colon was removed previously.
 
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