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CPT® 39501, Under Repair Procedures on the Diaphragm

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 39501 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Diaphragm.

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The provider repairs a tear in the diaphragm that occurs as a result of rupture or injury usually due to trauma. The provider may repair the diaphragm through any approach.

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Exploratory laparotomy for stab wound on the chest
POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Left hemothorax and left diaphragmatic injury, laceration to the splenic flexure of the colon and omental bleeding. PROCEDURE: Exploratory laparotomy, repair of diaphragmat... [ Read More ]
Laparoscopic repair of diaphram laceration from stabbing
Good morning, I have a case where the patient has a diaphragm laceration from a stabbing incident, that was repaired laparoscopically. The one code that come up is 39501 - repair, laceration of diaph... [ Read More ]
Laps diaphragm repair
Hi there. Looking for a CPT for Laparoscopic repair laceration of diaphragm . This was not a hernia repair. I see the open code, 39501. Do I need to use the unlisted code, 39599, unlisted procedur... [ Read More ]
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Can anyone settle a disagreement between myself and the doctor I work for? He performed surg. on a patient and I coded exploratory laparotomy 49000, repair of left diaphragm 39501, and left chest tu... [ Read More ]
Exploratory Laparotomy Gunshot PLEASE HELP
I would use 47361 and 39501. In your operative note it looks like he explored the wound and he did do coagulation with cautery. I don't know if you have Super Coder or not but when I pulled up this co... [ Read More ]
Exploratory Laparotomy Gunshot PLEASE HELP
[b]GSW Ex/lap reply[/b] Greetings, Thank you for posting the op note. I would probably code this using CPT codes 47350 for repair of the liver lac and also 39501 for repair of the diaphragm. There... [ Read More ]
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