CPT® 38129, Under Laparoscopic Procedures on the Spleen The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 38129 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Laparoscopic Procedures on the Spleen.
38100 — Splenectomy; total (separate procedure)
Partial: If the surgeon performs an open partial splenectomy, use code 38101. “But if the surgeon performs an open repair of a ruptured spleen (splenorrhaphy) and removes a segment of the spleen as a part of that procedure, you should report 38115 and not additionally code 38101,” Joy says.
Group 1CodeDescription10081INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF PILONIDAL CYST; COMPLICATED10140INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF HEMATOMA, SEROMA OR FLUID COLLECTION10160PUNCTURE ASPIRATION OF ABSCESS, HEMATOMA, BULLA, OR CYST10180INCISION AND DRAINAGE, COMPLEX, POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION3 more rows
Z90. 81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
07BP0ZZExcision of Spleen, Open Approach ICD-10-PCS 07BP0ZZ is a specific/billable code that can be used to indicate a procedure.
60650Laparoscopic approach: For a laparoscopic approach, you should report code 60650 (Laparoscopy, surgical, with adrenalectomy, partial or complete, or exploration of adrenal gland with or without biopsy, transabdominal, lumbar or dorsal).
If only part of the spleen is removed, the procedure is called a partial splenectomy. Unlike some other organs, like the liver, the spleen does not grow back (regenerate) after it is removed. Up to 30% of people have a second spleen (called an accessory spleen).
99304. INITIAL NURSING FACILITY CARE, PER DAY, FOR THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT, WHICH REQUIRES THESE 3 KEY COMPONENTS: A DETAILED OR COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY; A DETAILED OR COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION; AND MEDICAL DECISION MAKING THAT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD OR OF LOW COMPLEXITY.
CPT code 10180 (Incision and drainage, complex, postoperative wound infection) would never be reportable for the same patient encounter as the procedure causing the postoperative infection. It may be separately reportable with a subsequent procedure, depending upon the circumstances.
CPT® Code 11402 in section: Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs.
CPT® Code 27301 in section: Incision Procedures on the Femur (Thigh Region) and Knee Joint.
99304. INITIAL NURSING FACILITY CARE, PER DAY, FOR THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT, WHICH REQUIRES THESE 3 KEY COMPONENTS: A DETAILED OR COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY; A DETAILED OR COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION; AND MEDICAL DECISION MAKING THAT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD OR OF LOW COMPLEXITY.
If only part of the spleen is removed, the procedure is called a partial splenectomy. Unlike some other organs, like the liver, the spleen does not grow back (regenerate) after it is removed. Up to 30% of people have a second spleen (called an accessory spleen).
[ splĭ-nôr′ə-fē ] n. Suture of a ruptured spleen.
32662. Thoracoscopy, surgical; with excision of mediastinal. cyst, tumor, or mass.