Archive for the Week of October 2, 2007

Archive for the Week of October 2, 2007

Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the week of October 2, 2007.

Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during the week of October 2, 2007.

You can browse this week's archives by clicking the "More" button from any of the excerpts below.

Medical Billing Dilemma: Adjustment of Gastric Band

Sometimes after a gastric band procedure, the band may slip during healing and need to be adjusted. The uncertain thing is how to bill the procedure since you have already billed the global. HCPCS temporary code S2083 (Adjustment of gastric band diameter via subcutaneous port by injection or aspiration of saline) or CPT code 43771 but both of these require that the physician use a laparoscope during the procedure and usually moving the band is done through injecting saline or removing saline from the band to make it easier to adjust through a subQ port. For most instances you can use S2083, normally you will only use 43771 if patient

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