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The physician performed a partial Nissen Fundoplasty via a lower thoracic incision. What is the correct code for this procedure?

43327
43328
43325
43331

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Answer: B - The correct code for this procedure is 43328 (Esophagogastric Fundoplasty; Thoracotomy). The code 43327 is correct because it is used for the same procedure, but it refers to a laparotomy and the note states that the procedure was performed using a lower thoracic incision. Code 43325 is also correct because it includes a fundic patch. In this case, the notes did mention a fundic patch.

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