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Medical Coding

Category - 40,000 Series

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A 32-year-old female is suffering from a poorly functioning gallbladder. Due to significant symptoms she will have a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Because there were no gall stones present on radiologic films, she will not need to have exploration of the common duct performed or cholangiography. What CPT code should be listed for this patient?
  1. 47560
  2. 47561
  3. 47562
  4. 47563
Explanation
Answer: C - 47562 is correct because this is a surgical laparoscopy with cholecystectomy.
Codes 47560 and 47561 are incorrect because there was no guided transhepatic cholangiography with or without biopsy performed. Code 47563 is incorrect because, while there was a cholecystectomy performed, there was no cholangiography performed.
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