Wiki repair of enterotomy

[hmbarnes1]

Can anyone tell me if an injury that was caused at the time of another procedure; would the repair be billable?

Example:
primary procedure was a laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy; would a laparoscopic repair of enterotomy be billable? If so, do you know what CPT code would be appropriate?

 

[mikereyland]

Yes it is billable: 44602-78

Michael D. Reyland, CPC, CIRCC
Surgical Specialists of Georgia

 

[FTessaBartels]

If you caused the injury

If your surgeon caused the injury, the you do not bill for repairing the damage.

F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC

 

[Treetoad]

If the surgeon caused the injury, then the surgeon shouldn't benefit from correcting it.

 

[tdbear612@yahoo.com]

biller/coder

in the case of our surgeon, he was called in by the gyn guy, it was not a rupture made, was already there, so I should be able to bill?

 

[cynthiabrown]

then yes.....