CPT Codes For Excision Procedures On The Pancreas

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

CPT Code 48100

CPT 48100 describes an open pancreas biopsy, such as a fine needle aspiration, needle core biopsy, or wedge biopsy.

CPT Code 48102

CPT 48102 describes a percutaneous needle biopsy of the pancreas.

CPT Code 48105

CPT 48105 describes resection or debridement of the pancreas and peripancreatic tissue for acute necrotizing pancreatitis.

CPT Code 48120

CPT 48120 describes the excision of a pancreas lesion, such as a cyst or adenoma.

CPT Code 48140

CPT 48140 describes a pancreatectomy, distal subtotal, with or without splenectomy, without pancreaticojejunostomy.

CPT Code 48145

CPT 48145 describes a pancreatectomy, distal subtotal, with or without splenectomy, and with pancreaticojejunostomy.

CPT Code 48146

CPT 48146 describes a near-total pancreatectomy with preservation of duodenum, performed as a Child-type procedure.

CPT Code 48148

CPT 48148 describes the excision of the ampulla of Vater.

CPT Code 48150

CPT 48150 describes a Whipple-type procedure involving a pancreatectomy, proximal subtotal with total duodenectomy, partial gastrectomy, choledochoenterostomy, gastrojejunostomy, and pancreatojejunostomy.

CPT Code 48152

CPT 48152 describes a Whipple-type procedure including a pancreatectomy, proximal subtotal with total duodenectomy, partial gastrectomy, choledochoenterostomy, and gastrojejunostomy, without pancreatojejunostomy.

CPT Code 48153

CPT 48153 describes a Whipple-type procedure involving a pancreatectomy, proximal subtotal with near-total duodenectomy, choledochoenterostomy, duodenojejunostomy (pylorus-sparing), and pancreatojejunostomy.

CPT Code 48154

CPT 48154 describes a pancreatectomy, proximal subtotal with near-total duodenectomy, choledochoenterostomy, and duodenojejunostomy (pylorus-sparing, Whipple-type procedure) without pancreatojejunostomy.

CPT Code 48155

CPT 48155 describes total pancreatectomy.

CPT Code 48160

CPT 48160 describes total or subtotal pancreatectomy with autologous pancreas or pancreatic islet cell transplantation.