Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for laparoscopic procedures on the appendix.
CPT 44970 describes a laparoscopic surgical appendectomy.
CPT 44979 describes an unlisted laparoscopy procedure involving the appendix.
CPT 80372 describes the laboratory procedure in which the analyst measures or identifies the existence of tapentadol, a type of opioid pain medication that acts on the central nervous system, in a sample taken from the patient. Official Description The CPT book defines CPT code 80372 as: “Tapentadol”. Clinical Information The procedure describes by CPT…
CPT 93613 describes a procedure in which the healthcare provider initiates a fast heart rate and subsequently employs several electrodes to generate a three-dimensional representation of the electrical impulses within the heart, enabling the identification of the source of the activity. Official Description The CPT book defines CPT code 93613 as: “Intracardiac electrophysiologic 3-dimensional mapping…
CPT 47605 describes the surgical removal of the gallbladder, a small pear-shaped organ located behind the liver that stores bile, to treat gallbladder disease, during which the provider injects dye to visualize the biliary ducts using X-ray images. Official Description The CPT book defines CPT code 47605 as: “Cholecystectomy; with cholangiography”. Billing Guidelines CPT codes…
CPT 33688 describes the surgical procedure in which the healthcare provider utilizes a patch or sutures to close a hole in the septum between the ventricles, preventing the mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood, while also removing a pulmonary artery band from a previous surgery that was used to temporarily treat a ventricular septal defect,…
CPT 32650 describes a thoracoscopy procedure where a provider visually examines the pleura and lungs using an endoscope to assist in performing pleurodesis, a process that mechanically or chemically irritates the pleura to cause inflammation and make the pleural layers stick together, ultimately preventing the abnormal accumulation of fluid within the chest cavity known as…
CPT 28605 describes the use of anesthesia by a provider to perform closed treatment of a tarsometatarsal joint dislocation, which is the abnormal separation of a joint between the seven tarsal bones located in the midfoot and rearfoot area and the five long bones in the foot that connect the ankle to the toes, known…
