CPT Codes For Excision Procedures On The Esophagus

Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for excision procedures on the esophagus.

CPT Code 43100

CPT 43100 describes the excision of a lesion from the esophagus with a cervical approach and primary repair.

CPT Code 43101

CPT 43101 describes the excision of a lesion from the esophagus with a thoracic or abdominal approach, followed by a primary repair.

CPT Code 43107

CPT 43107 describes total or near total esophagectomy without thoracotomy, with pharyngogastrostomy or cervical esophagogastrostomy, and with or without pyloroplasty (transhiatal).

CPT Code 43108

CPT 43108 describes total or near total esophagectomy without thoracotomy, including colon interposition or small intestine reconstruction, mobilization, preparation, and anastomosis(es).

CPT Code 43112

CPT 43112 describes total or near total esophagectomy with thoracotomy, including pharyngogastrostomy or cervical esophagogastrostomy, with or without pyloroplasty (i.e., McKeown esophagectomy or tri-incisional esophagectomy).

CPT Code 43113

CPT 43113 describes total or near total esophagectomy with thoracotomy, including colon interposition or small intestine reconstruction, mobilization, preparation, and anastomosis(es).

CPT Code 43116

CPT 43116 describes obtaining a free intestinal graft, performing a partial esophagectomy, and reconstructing the intestine with microvascular anastomosis.

CPT Code 43117

CPT 43117 describes a partial esophagectomy of the distal two-thirds, with thoracotomy and separate abdominal incision, with or without proximal gastrectomy, and thoracic esophagogastrostomy with or without pyloroplasty (Ivor Lewis).

CPT Code 43118

CPT 43118 describes a partial esophagectomy of the distal two-thirds, with thoracotomy and separate abdominal incision, with or without proximal gastrectomy, and with colon interposition or small intestine reconstruction, including intestine mobilization, preparation, and anastomosis(es).

CPT Code 43121

CPT 43121 describes a partial esophagectomy of the distal two-thirds, with thoracotomy only, with or without proximal gastrectomy, and thoracic esophagogastrostomy with or without pyloroplasty.

CPT Code 43122

CPT 43122 describes a partial esophagectomy with either a thoracoabdominal or abdominal approach, with or without proximal gastrectomy, and with esophagogastrostomy and pyloroplasty, if necessary.

CPT Code 43123

CPT 43123 describes a partial esophagectomy with either a thoracoabdominal or abdominal approach, with or without proximal gastrectomy, and with either colon interposition or small intestine reconstruction, including intestine mobilization, preparation, and anastomosis(es).

CPT Code 43124

CPT 43124 describes total or partial esophagectomy without reconstruction, using any approach, with cervical esophagostomy.

CPT Code 43130

CPT 43130 describes diverticulectomy of the hypopharynx or esophagus, with or without myotomy with a cervical approach.

CPT Code 43135

CPT 43135 describes a thoracic approach diverticulectomy of the hypopharynx or esophagus, with or without myotomy.