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Wiki Subtotal cholecystitis

amny1212@yahoo.com

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Hello Everyone, in a pickle!

I need a code for a Lap subtotal cholecystectomy.

stumped!

I would appreciate anyones assistance.
 
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.
 
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