How do you code a cholecystectomy?
How do you code a cholecystectomy?
Code for the cholecystectomy using 47562, Laparoscopy, surgical; cholecystectomy. There is no extra coding for removal of the common bile duct lymph node.
What do u mean by cholecystectomy?
A cholecystectomy (koh-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-me) is a surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder — a pear-shaped organ that sits just below your liver on the upper right side of your abdomen. Your gallbladder collects and stores bile — a digestive fluid produced in your liver.
What is procedure code 47564?
47564 cholecystectomy with exploration of common duct.
What’s another word for cholecystectomy?
n. cutting out, ablation, extirpation, excision.
What is the ICD 9 code for status post cholecystectomy?
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z90.49: Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial) digestive organ(s) Q45.8 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q45.8 Status (post) – see also Presence (of) cholecystectomy Z90.49
What is the ICD 10 code for cholelithiasis?
Cholelithiasis K80- >. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K91.86 Presence or formation of gallstones in the biliary tract, usually in the gallbladder (cholecystolithiasis) or the common bile duct (choledocholithiasis). Presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder.
What is the procedure code for laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
Use code 47562 to report a laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure without cholangiography (i.e., imaging of the gallbladder) Use code 47563 for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy with cholangiography. Use code 47564 for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy with cholangiography procedure, with exploration of the common bile duct.
What is CPT code for laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
A laparoscopic cholecystectomy has an ICD-9 code of 575.0, MeSH code E04.210.120.172.140 and CPT codes 47562 and 47563.
