Wiki Subtotal cholecystitis

[amny1212@yahoo.com]

Hello Everyone, in a pickle!

I need a code for a Lap subtotal cholecystectomy.

stumped!

I would appreciate anyones assistance.

 

[Michele Hannon]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3892743
The link describes this procedure which seems like more work than a "regular lap chole" even though some of the gallbladder remains.

Perhaps your surgeon's documentation does indeed describe more work......you might consider appending a -22 modifier.
Subtotal is kind of a misnomer as it means less than the whole, yet it describes a "difficult" procedure.

 

[amny1212@yahoo.com]

Thank you so much M.HAnnon