Advanced Search

Laparoscopic Procedures on the Appendix CPT® Code range 44970- 44979

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Procedures on the Appendix 44970-44979 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.

Request a Demo 14 Day Free Trial Buy Now
CPT® Code Range 44970- 44979
Section 44970-44979
Laparoscopic Procedures on the Appendix
44970
44979
On a CPT® code's hierarchy page, you get to see a medical code's neighbors, including the CPT® codes' official long descriptors. Seeing related codes helps coders choose the correct code, improving their accuracy rate.
Click on a blue code to see a sample of a CPT® code's details page.
CMS Corrects Time Thresholds for Prolonged Services
March 14, 2023
What a difference 15 minutes can make when billing EM services. The Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS issued a notice March 14 correcting several errors in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee ... [ Read More ]
Overpayments for Definitive Drug Testing Services Cost Medicare Millions
March 10, 2023
OIG audit finds Medicare could have saved up to 215.8 million over 5 years. Drug testing is generally performed to detect the presence or absence of drugs in patients undergoing treatment for pain man... [ Read More ]
IDR Payment Determinations Resume Under No Surprises Act
March 03, 2023
But the cost of submitting a dispute may surprise you. The intent of the No Surprises Act signed into law in 2020 is to protect patients who receive care from outofnetwork providers at innetwork facil... [ Read More ]
Keep Up To Date On New VBP Info
March 03, 2023
Learn how OASISE will affect your VBP numbers. The end of the first quarter of expanded Home Health ValueBased Purchasings HHVBPs first performance year is nearly here and Medicare continues to issue ... [ Read More ]
6 FAQs About CBRs
March 01, 2023
Find out how comparative billing reports can support your compliance program. Here are six frequently asked questions about comparative billing reports CBRs. I hope the answers help you see how to use... [ Read More ]
View All News
Laparoscopic appendectomy
Looking for some guidance. Per my review of the OP report it appears CPT 44970 would be the appropriate code to bill for this surgery. However, the provider's coder billed this surgery under unlisted ... [ Read More ]
+44955- Laparoscopic or Open only?
[QUOTE="csperoni, post: 505078, member: 164618"] Let me get some clarification: 44204 was the primary procedure. The appendix was also removed but was normal and incidental? If that's the case, then... [ Read More ]
Laparascopic appendectomy
[b]Lap Appy[/b] [QUOTE="E.R.CPC, post: 340148, member: 21246"]Doctor performed a laparascopic appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with peritonitis do we code 44970 or 44979?[/QUOTE] I would use 449... [ Read More ]
Laparascopic appendectomy
Doctor performed a laparascopic appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with peritonitis do we code 44970 or 44979?... [ Read More ]
Appendix Stump removal
Thank you, I apologize for relaying that incorrectly. The first surgery was laparoscopic and was billed with 44970. I was not sure about the 44979 for the second procedure but that is the only code... [ Read More ]
Appendix Stump removal
[b]How about 44979?[/b] Isn't the standard lap appy code 44970? (Laparsocopy, surgical, appendectomy) Was 44979 used for the original surgery because it was not a standard laparoscopy, surgical, appe... [ Read More ]
Ruptured Appendix w/ Abscess
[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]I would go with 44979 because the procedure was performed laparoscopically and there is an unlisted lap code for appendix. And I too would base my charges on the charge for the ... [ Read More ]
Ruptured Appendix w/ Abscess
We're having some back-and-forth on this one. Patient has a ruptured appendix w/ abcess (and fecal material in the peritoneal cavity). Approach is [B][U]laparoscopy[/U][/B]. Do you code 44960 Do yo... [ Read More ]
Lap appy w/abscess
44970 is for laparoscopy - 44960 is open. If we have an abscess or peritonitis that is addressed laparoscopically, we use 44979 and reference the 44960.... [ Read More ]
Lap Appe for Ruptured Appendix
Is anyone using 44979 for this procedure? I have been using 44970 but it appears that the coder who was with our practice before me used 44979. I'm having a difficult time finding documentation pointi... [ Read More ]
View All