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Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); without imaging guidance
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); with imaging guidance
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Peritoneal lavage, including imaging guidance, when performed
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Biopsy, abdominal or retroperitoneal mass, percutaneous needle
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Sclerotherapy of a fluid collection (eg, lymphocele, cyst, or seroma), percutaneous, including contrast injection(s), sclerosant injection(s), diagnostic study, imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound, fluoroscopy) and radiological supervision and interpretation
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Excision or destruction, open, intra-abdominal (ie, peritoneal, mesenteric, retroperitoneal), primary or secondary tumor(s) or cyst(s), sum of the maximum length of tumor(s) or cyst(s); 5 cm or less
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Excision or destruction, open, intra-abdominal (ie, peritoneal, mesenteric, retroperitoneal), primary or secondary tumor(s) or cyst(s), sum of the maximum length of tumor(s) or cyst(s); 5.1 to 10 cm
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Excision or destruction, open, intra-abdominal (ie, peritoneal, mesenteric, retroperitoneal), primary or secondary tumor(s) or cyst(s), sum of the maximum length of tumor(s) or cyst(s); 10.1 to 20 cm
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Excision or destruction, open, intra-abdominal (ie, peritoneal, mesenteric, retroperitoneal), primary or secondary tumor(s) or cyst(s), sum of the maximum length of tumor(s) or cyst(s); 20.1 to 30 cm
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Excision or destruction, open, intra-abdominal (ie, peritoneal, mesenteric, retroperitoneal), primary or secondary tumor(s) or cyst(s), sum of the maximum length of tumor(s) or cyst(s); greater than 30 cm
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Excision of presacral or sacrococcygeal tumor
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Umbilectomy, omphalectomy, excision of umbilicus (separate procedure)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Omentectomy, epiploectomy, resection of omentum (separate procedure)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Laparoscopy, abdomen, peritoneum, and omentum, diagnostic, with or without collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing (separate procedure)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Laparoscopy, surgical; with biopsy (single or multiple)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Laparoscopy, surgical; with aspiration of cavity or cyst (eg, ovarian cyst) (single or multiple)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Laparoscopy, surgical; with drainage of lymphocele to peritoneal cavity
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Laparoscopy, surgical; with insertion of tunneled intraperitoneal catheter
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Laparoscopy, surgical; with revision of previously placed intraperitoneal cannula or catheter, with removal of intraluminal obstructive material if performed
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Laparoscopy, surgical; with omentopexy (omental tacking procedure) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
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