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CPT® 47564, Under Laparoscopic Procedures on the Biliary Tract

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 47564 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Laparoscopic Procedures on the Biliary Tract.

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The provider removes the gallbladder through a laparoscope, a tubular instrument with a light source and camera inserted through the abdominal wall, to treat gallbladder disease. She explores the common bile duct to check for stones and ensure free passage of bile.

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Lap Cholecystectomy with Wedge biopsy of the liver
[QUOTE="carol52, post: 483042, member: 62762"] Hello, I always question whether these can be billed together or not; can someone shed some light on these procedures. Noted in Patients H&P that patien... [ Read More ]
Cholecystectomy with wedge portion of liver
[QUOTE="bethb, post: 466581, member: 57120"] Our surgeon performed a laparoscopic cholecystectomy and indicated in the note that he removed a wedge of the liver with the gallbladder because there was ... [ Read More ]
Laparoscopic Liver biopsy
[QUOTE="MCook, post: 253392, member: 14678"]SuperCoder has given this guidance below. I believe I have also seen it in CPT Assistant. There is a better choice: 49321 (Laparoscopy, surgical; with bio... [ Read More ]
Laparoscopic Liver biopsy
[b]Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with Liver Biopsy or Peritoneal Biopsy[/b] [QUOTE="MCook, post: 253392, member: 14678"]SuperCoder has given this guidance below. I believe I have also seen it in CPT A... [ Read More ]
Lap Chole and Common Bile Duct Exploration with Choledochorrhaphy question
My provider did a laparoscopic cholecystectomy with grams and a common bile duct exploration with removal of a stone. The provider also had to do a choledochorraphy due to an absence of viable cystic ... [ Read More ]
CPT 47564 Surgical Package
I want to know where in cpt 2016 code book I can find the surgical package for code 47564? I look in the biliary tract note section and I can not find the description of the surgical package. One of t... [ Read More ]
liver wedge resection
When coding the laparoscopic liver bx we use the 47379 and reference the code 47100 (open). [URL="http://http://hcnewsletters.com/pdfs/gcav13n12.pdf"]http://http://hcnewsletters.com/pdfs/gcav13n12.pd... [ Read More ]
Liver biopsy (NOT percutaneous) @ time of lap chole
47100 is an open code and this is stated as occuring at the time of a lap chole. Also, what justification do you have to use Modifier 59? SuperCoder has given this guidance below. I believe I have al... [ Read More ]
Laparoscopic Liver biopsy
[QUOTE="MCook, post: 253392, member: 14678"]SuperCoder has given this guidance below. I believe I have also seen it in CPT Assistant. There is a better choice: 49321 (Laparoscopy, surgical; with bio... [ Read More ]
Laparoscopic Liver biopsy
SuperCoder has given this guidance below. I believe I have also seen it in CPT Assistant. There is a better choice: 49321 (Laparoscopy, surgical; with biopsy [single or multiple]). Although this cod... [ Read More ]
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