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Wiki RYGB with subtotal gastrectomy, laparoscopic

Thread starter rkmaddux1
Start date May 15, 2014

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May 15, 2014

Hi, I'm new to the forum. I am a coder for a bariatric clinic and my docs have been doing a subtotal gastrectomy with the bypass. How is everyone coding this? I'm not finding a code for the subtotal gastrectomy? Can I use the 43644 with modifier 22?

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Karla Maddux, CPC

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