What is the CPT code for lap colectomy?
44204
Table 1 CPT codes for partial colectomy
| Open partial colectomy CPT codes | |
|---|---|
| 44140 | Colectomy, partial; with anastomosis |
| Laparoscopic partial colectomy CPT codes | |
| 44204 | Laparoscopy, surgical; colectomy, partial, with anastomosis |
| 44205 | Laparoscopy, surgical; colectomy, partial, with removal of terminal ileum with ileocolostomy |
What is procedure code 44140?
CPT® 44140, Under Excision Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum) The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 44140 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range – Excision Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum).
What is procedure code 44204?
Laparoscopic Excision Procedures
CPT® Code 44204 – Laparoscopic Excision Procedures on the Intestines (Except Rectum) – Codify by AAPC.
What is a laparoscopic colectomy?
Laparoscopic colectomy. Laparoscopic colectomy, also called minimally invasive colectomy, involves several small incisions in your abdomen. Your surgeon passes a tiny video camera through one incision and special surgical tools through the other incisions.
What is the CPT code for laparoscopic small bowel resection?
44120
If the intestine involved was the small bowel, CPT code 44120 (Enterectomy, resection of small intestine; single resection and anastomosis) should be used.
What is CPT code for laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with colostomy?
44208
If this same procedure was performed laparoscopically, the correct code to report would be 44208, Laparoscopy, surgical; colectomy, partial, with anastomosis, with coloproctostomy (low pelvic anastomosis) with colostomy.
What is the difference between 44140 and 44160?
CPT 44140 includes a partial colectomy with an anastomosis (reconnection) of two ends of remaining colon in the body. CPT 44160 on the other hand represents excision of part of the colon and excision of the terminal ileum (the end of the last segment of the small intestine) followed by an ileocolostomy.
What is a lap sigmoid colectomy?
The part of the large bowel with cancer is removed, along with surrounding lymph nodes. Removal of the colon is called a colectomy. The remaining bowel is then joined together. Joining the bowel is called an anastomosis. When cancer is found in the sigmoid colon, the sigmoid colon is removed.
What is a left colectomy?
INTRODUCTION. A left hemicolectomy includes resection of the transverse colon left of the middle colic vessels to the level of the upper rectum. A segmental left colectomy is performed when lesser resections are indicated (eg, trauma, polyp), provided the anastomosis is performed in well-vascularized bowel.
What is CPT for exploratory laparotomy?
An exploratory laparotomy (CPT code 49000) is not separately reportable with an open abdominal procedure.