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Should this transverse loop colostomy be coded as 44120?
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Wiki Transverse Loop Colostomy
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This looks like an -ostomy was made with the transverse colon. So this would be your large intestine. and 44120 is an enterectomy which is a small intestine resection. I would code 44320 since this is for a colostomy which is for the large intestine.