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CPT® code for lap gastric wedge resection of gist tumor
I am in need of a code for a laparoscopy with a wedge resection of a GIST tumor. All I can find are open procedure codes. Thanks!
re: CPT® CODE FOR LAP GASTRIC WEDGE RESECTION OF GIST TUMOR
43659
copied from
CPT® assistant dec 2007, volume 17, issue 12, pg 12
How would each of the following procedures be reported: laparoscopic excision of a gastric lesion, laparoscopic partial gastrectomy, and laparoscopic partial gastrectomy with jejunostomy?
There are no specific CPT® laparoscopic codes to describe these laparoscopic procedures. code 43659, unlisted laparoscopic procedure, stomach, should be reported to describe each of the three procedures listed.
re: CPT® CODE FOR LAP GASTRIC WEDGE RESECTION OF GIST TUMOR
Thanks! I was really hoping to stay away from unlisted codes :)