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Cholecystectomy Explanation |
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| Now You will code the procedures (CPT Codes). To Follow along you will need a current version of the CPT Manual. | ||
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Note: Also Use the Number
of Procedures and
Keywords
as Hints
on where to look. Use these tools but try to solve as much of the
problem yourself.
Use the Hints and Step-By-Step Method below to select the CPT Code. |
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| Clicking in the Blank Boxes below toggles the Answer On and Off. | ||
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Cholecystectomy is the main term in the CPT index. A range of codes is given. |
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Usually you want to locate the main term ^ and the sub terms that apply. |
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Code 47562 is selected because the procedure was performed through a laparoscope. |
| ^ This is known as the "approach" ^ | ||
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______________CPT: 47562________________ |
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