CPT Surgery: The Digestive System

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When an appendectomy is performed during intra-abdominal surgery, it is considered incidental, it is not coded or reported separately

Procedures to diagnose and treat disorders of the Digestive System are includsed in this subsection.

An appendectomy performed for and indicated purpose during the same operative session as another major procedure is reported as code_________.

Pt underwent upper GI endoscopy of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum,w/specimen collection via brushing technique.Report code__________.

The digestive system is a subsection of what section?

Record a laparoscopic cholecystectomy____________.

The last section of the digestive tract consists of:

Insertion of gastrostomy tube, percutaneous, under flouroscopic guidance. . .Report code_____________.