CPT^® 43611, Under Excision Procedures on the Stomach

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 43611 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Stomach.

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The provider excises a cancerous tumor of the stomach to .prevent metastasis or reduce the bulk of the tumor in preparation for radiation or chemotherapy.

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Partial gastrectomy

The defintiion of gastric cardia is the upper portion of the stomach that adjoins the esophagus. So a partial gastrectomy is a local excision (removal of a portion of the stomach). So If they remove... [ Read More ]

How would you code a surgery that is truly a Sleeve Gastrectomy (43775) but being done for a cancer (non bariatric) or would you use an unlisted CPT

I would use 43611 if the pathology shows cancer (and it has the same RVU's as 43775)... [ Read More ]

Spindle cell neoplasm

Thank you so much for your response The surgeon billed 43611, dx code 239.0 The CPT code is correct , but the dx code should be malignant, am i correct? Thank you... [ Read More ]

Open Hemigastrectomy CPT code needed

I need a CPT code for an open hemigastrectomy with wedge resection of stromal tumor. I found 43631 but it includes gastroduodenostomy, which was not performed. The tumor was at the mid gastric level. ... [ Read More ]

laparoscopic resection

Morning! Does anyone know of a CPT Code, (other than the unlisted) for a simple Laparoscopic resection of a Gastric mass? The report is pretty straight forward, in sound the mass by the Greater Curv... [ Read More ]

Help with partial gastrectomy

Have you looked at 43610 and 43611?... [ Read More ]

Lap. Resection Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

I would consider codes 43610-43611 In our practice if there is no laparoscopic code, we use the open code and modifier 52. We send a note with the claim indicating to the insurance carrier the claim i... [ Read More ]

modifier -51 multiple surgery

Hello - I have not hands-on coded surgery in a long, long time. I have 3 cases below that have been coded. Can someone look at them and tell me would you use a modifier -51? Pancreatectomy w/ s... [ Read More ]

help - code for Laryngopharangeal

[QUOTE="kdm, post: 103921, member: 43611"]Hi everyone. Can someone tell me the code for Laryngopharangeal Thanks, kdm[/QUOTE] ummm.. Laryngopahrangeal [I]what[/I]?... [ Read More ]

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