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Laparoscopic plication of diaphragm

Date: Dec 19, 2022

Question:

Thoracic surgeon performed a laparoscopic plication of the left hemidiaphragm due to diaphragm paralysis. There is no CPT code available for a laparoscopic procedure. Which would be the appropriate unlisted code to use, 49329 or 39599?

Question ID : 18111
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