Wiki Partial gastrectomy

[dmaguire]

I have a provider that perfromed a partial gastrectomy of the gastric cardia. I am unable to locate a CPT code that supports that procedure. I am thinking the only code to best represent this would be an unlisted code. Can anyone offer any other suggestions that would best represent what was done? Thanks.

Danielle

 

[susanp]

I think you should bill an unlisted code in this case.

 

[cgaston]

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 removed it due to a benign tumor or an ulcer you would choose 43610 and if it was due to a malignant tumor you would choose 43611.