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CPT® 44615, Under Repair Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 44615 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum).

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The surgeon repairs an intestinal stricture (narrowing), with or without dilation, by performing an enterotomy (incision of the intestine) or enterorrhaphy (suturing of the intestine) to treat intestinal obstruction.

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Remvoval of intraluminal gallstone with enterotomy
Should I use 44020 or 44615? Procedure: Patient was brought into the operating room and placed on the operating table in supine position. The abdomen was prepped and draped in sterile fashion, enter... [ Read More ]
Please help-anoplasty/stricturoplasty
Provider wants to bill 46700 & 44615. My problem is the 44615 onvolves an abdominal incision and his note does not seem to describe this procedure. See op note: NARRATIVE: The patient was brought bac... [ Read More ]
Enterotomy Question
[b]Enterotomy[/b] What about code 44615 as the note states creation of enterotomy and it was for obstruction in small intestine... [ Read More ]
Unsure of CPT codes 44020 or 44615?
The patient has SBO. Surgeon performed an exploratory laparotomy and small bowel enterotomy with removal of a single gallstone. I was looking at 44615, but they do not talk about removing anything... [ Read More ]
Exploratory/Repair Enterotomies
please let me know if this is the code to use and if a modifier 52 should be attached. I m a little confused on what PX was terminated. The two enterotomies were repaired. The Exp Lap is included. Tha... [ Read More ]
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