Noridian Local Coverage for Laparoscopic Sleeve GastrectomyCodeDescription43775LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURE; LONGITUDINAL GASTRECTOMY (IE, SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY)
- gastrectomy (complete) (partial) - Z90. 3.
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy is a type of bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery). It is referred to as a restrictive procedure because the size of the stomach is reduced so that the amount of food that can be eaten is “restricted” due to the smaller stomach.
Valid for SubmissionICD-10:Z98.890Short Description:Other specified postprocedural statesLong Description:Other specified postprocedural states
2 Must be accompanied by DRG 288 or another bariatric surgery procedure. DRG = Diagnosis-Related Groups; CPT = Current Procedural Terminology. HCPCS = Health Care Common Procedure Coding System, Level II.
Issue: The laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy procedure (CPT code 43775) for the surgical treatment of obesity had an ICD-9 procedure code (43.89) that is not mapped to the obesity surgery DRG codes 619-621 when the patient diagnosis is morbid obesity (278.01).
Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a restrictive bariatric surgery technique that was first used as part of restrictive horizontal gastrectomy in the original Scopinaro type biliopancreatic diversion.
Gastric banding is different than gastric bypass in that it is purely restrictive (limits food intake), while gastric bypass is always malabsorptive (limits food absorption) and sometimes restrictive.
The gastric pouch, which is about the size of an egg, can only hold a small amount of food. This is the restrictive component of this surgery.
Z98. 890 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z98. 890 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10 Code for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems- Z48. 81- Codify by AAPC.
Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare Z48. 89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z48. 89 became effective on October 1, 2021.
The types of gastric restrictive procedures are: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB). In this method, your healthcare provider attaches an inflatable band around the top part of your stomach. The band is tightened like a belt.
In a sleeve gastrectomy, also known as a vertical sleeve gastrectomy or gastric sleeve procedure, the outer margin of the stomach is removed to restrict food intake, leaving a sleeve of stomach, roughly the size and shape of a banana, and the pylorus, the muscle that controls emptying of food from the stomach into the ...
Sleeve gastrectomy, also called a vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is a surgical weight-loss procedure. This procedure is typically performed laparoscopically, which involves inserting small instruments through multiple small incisions in the upper abdomen.
In gastric banding surgery, no part of the stomach is removed and the digestive process remains intact. Either staples or a band are used to separate the stomach into two parts, one of which is a very small pouch that can hold about one ounce of food.