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One of our surgeons did a Lap Hemicolectomy with liver biopsy X4.

Do I use 47000 or 47001? How many times can I code for it if done 4 times?

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Since the liver biopsy was performed during other major surgery (hemi-colectomy) code 47001 is correct.

You can bill code 47001 per biopsy performed.
 
Codes 47000/47001 are both through the skin procedures. If there was something wrong with the liver when it comes back from path, we use 49321.
 
The path did come back as cancer. Isn't CPT 47001 for an open procedure, the hemicolectomy was done as a Lap? Does anyone else agree to use 49321 or 47000??
 
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