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Free_Kalibri [48]
3 years ago
7

A 79 year-old male has acute cholecystitis and abnormal liver function test. He has elected to go in for surgery. A laparoscope

was placed through an epigastric incision with the insertion of two lateral 5 mm ports. The gallbladder was elevated and the cystic duct was located and dissected out. In the process of transecting the duct the gallbladder tore and several gallstones were released and these were removed with a gallstone retriever along with the removal of the gallbladder. The cystic duct stump was tied off and the common bile duct was incised and a large stone was seen and removed. The common bile duct is closed connected to a drainage tube placed outside of the abdomen wall into a bowel bag. What are the codes for this procedure
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vfiekz [6]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: The CPT code that is used for these procedures is <u>47564.</u>

Explanation:

The CPT code 47564 is used by the American Medical Association. As of August 2019, this is the code that is used for all laparoscopic procedures that are performed on the human biliary tract.  

The codes are used for medical billing and hospital records.

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