SPECIALITY CODE PACKAGES
General Surgery Codes
The General Surgery Code Package includes 98 commonly billed services in General Surgery at a fraction of the cost of purchasing individual codes. Code packages are available for both monthly and annual subscription plans, with monthly updates provided for subscribers.
11042, 11043, 11044, 19120, 19125, 19126, 19281, 19282, 19283, 19284, 19285, 19286, 19287, 19288, 19301, 19302, 19303, 19307, 20200, 20205, 32551, 32554, 35201, 35206, 35840, 35875, 35876, 36556, 36561, 36620, 38500, 38525, 38570, 38571, 43239, 43246, 43281, 43282, 43631, 43632, 43633, 43634, 43644, 43775, 43820, 43825, 43830, 43832, 43846, 44005, 44120, 44140, 44160, 44180, 44204, 44205, 44950, 44970, 45378, 45380, 45385, 47480, 47490, 47562, 47563, 47564, 47600, 47612, 49000, 49002, 49082, 49083, 49084, 49320, 49321, 49322, 49421, 49422, 49423, 49505, 49585, 49650, 76942, 77002, 99024, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99213, 99214, 99215, 99223, 99232, 99238, 99291, 99292,99354 & 99355
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Code Classifications and Descriptions
| Category | Category Description | Billing Code | Code Description |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 11042 | DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 1ST 20 SQ CM/< |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 11043 | DEBRIDEMENT MUSCLE &/FASCIA 1ST 20 SQ CM/< |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 11044 | DEBRIDEMENT BONE 1ST 20 SQ CM/< |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19120 | EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19125 | EXC BREAST LES PREOP PLMT RAD MARKER OPEN 1 LES |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19126 | EXC BRST LES PREOP PLMT RAD MARKER OPN EA ADDL |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19281 | PERQ DEVICE PLACEMENT BREAST LOC 1ST LES W/GDNCE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19282 | PERQ DEVICE PLACEMT BREAST LOC EA LESION W/GDNCE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19283 | PERQ BREAST LOC DEVICE PLACEMT 1ST STRTCTC GDNCE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19284 | PERQ BREAST LOC DEVICE PLACEMT EA LESION STRTCTC |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19285 | PERQ BREAST LOC DEVICE PLACEMT 1ST LESIO US IMAG |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19286 | PERQ BREAST LOC DEVICE PLACEMT EACH LES US IMAGE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19287 | PERQ BREAST LOC DEVICE PLACEMT 1ST LESIO MR GUID |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19288 | PERQ BREAST LOC DEVICE PLACEMT ADD LESIO MR GUID |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19301 | MASTECTOMY PARTIAL |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19302 | MASTECTOMY PARTIAL W/AXILLARY LYMPHADENECTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19303 | MASTECTOMY SIMPLE COMPLETE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 19307 | MAST MODF RAD W/AX LYMPH NOD W/WO PECT/ALIS MIN |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 20200 | BIOPSY MUSCLE SUPERFICIAL |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 20205 | BIOPSY MUSCLE DEEP |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 32551 | TUBE THORACOSTOMY INCLUDES WATER SEAL |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 32554 | THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/O IMAGING |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 35201 | REPAIR BLOOD VESSEL DIRECT NECK |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 35206 | REPAIR BLOOD VESSEL DIRECT UPPER EXTREMITY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 35840 | EXPL PO HEMRRG THROMBOSIS/INFCTJ ABD |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 35875 | THRMBC ARTL/VEN GRF OTH/THN HEMO GRF/FSTL |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 35876 | THRMBC ARTL/VEN GRF XCP HEMO GRF/FSTL W/REVJ GRF |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 36556 | INSJ NON-TUNNELED CENTRAL VENOUS CATH AGE 5 YR/> |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 36561 | INSJ TUNNELED CTR VAD W/SUBQ PORT AGE 5 YR/> |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 36620 | ARTL CATHJ/CANNULJ MNTR/TRANSFUSION SPX PRQ |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 38500 | BX/EXC LYMPH NODE OPEN SUPERFICIAL |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 38525 | BX/EXC LYMPH NODE OPEN DEEP AXILLARY NODE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 38570 | LAPS SURG RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE BX 1/MLT |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 38571 | LAPS SURG BILATERAL TOTAL PELVIC LMPHADECTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43239 | EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43246 | EGD PERCUTANEOUS PLACEMENT GASTROSTOMY TUBE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43281 | LAPS RPR PARAESPHGL HRNA INCL FUNDPLSTY W/O MESH |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43282 | LAPS RPR PARAESPHGL HRNA INCL FUNDPLSTY W/MESH |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43631 | GSTRCT PRTL DSTL W/GASTRODUODENOSTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43632 | GSTRCT PRTL DSTL W/GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43633 | GSTRCT PRTL DSTL W/ROUX-EN-Y RCNSTJ |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43634 | GSTRCT PRTL DSTL W/FRMJ INTSTINAL POUCH |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43644 | LAPS GSTR RSTCV PX W/BYP ROUX-EN-Y LIMB <150 CM |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43775 | LAPS GSTRC RSTRICTIV PX LONGITUDINAL GASTRECTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43820 | GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY W/O VAGOTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43825 | GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY W/VAGOTOMY ANY TYPE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43830 | GASTROSTOMY OPN W/O CONSTJ GSTR TUBE SPX |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43832 | GASTROSTOMY OPN W/CONSTJ GSTR TUBE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 43846 | GASTRIC RSTCV W/BYP W/SHORT LIMB 150 CM/< |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 44005 | ENTEROLSS FRING INTSTINAL ADHESION SPX |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 44120 | ENTRC RESCJ SMALL INTESTINE 1 RESCJ & ANAST |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 44140 | COLECTOMY PARTIAL W/ANASTOMOSIS |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 44160 | COLECTOMY PRTL W/RMVL TERMINAL ILEUM & ILEOCOLOS |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 44180 | LAPAROSCOPY ENTEROLYSIS SEPARATE PROCEDURE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 44204 | LAPAROSCOPY COLECTOMY PARTIAL W/ANASTOMOSIS |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 44205 | LAPS COLECTOMY PRTL W/RMVL TERMINAL ILEUM |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 44950 | APPENDECTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 44970 | LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 45378 | COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 45380 | COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 45385 | COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 47480 | CHOLECSTOT/CHOLECSTOST W/EXPL DRG/RMVL ST1 SPX |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 47490 | CHOLECYSTOSTOMY PRQ W/IMAGING & CATHETER PLMT |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 47562 | LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 47563 | LAPS SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY W/CHOLANGIOGRAPHY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 47564 | LAPS SURG CHOLECSTC W/EXPL COMMON DUCT |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 47600 | CHOLECYSTECTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 47612 | CHOLECYSTECTOMY EXPL DUCT CHOLEDOCHOENTEROSTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49000 | EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY CELIOTOMY W/WO BIOPSY SPX |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49002 | REOPENING RECENT LAPAROTOMY |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49082 | ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/O IMAGING GUIDANCE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49083 | ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49084 | PERITONEAL LAVAGE W/WO IMAGING GUIDANCE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49320 | LAPS ABD PRTM&OMENTUM DX W/WO SPEC BR/WA SPX |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49321 | LAPAROSCOPY SURG W/BX SINGLE/MULTIPLE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49322 | LAPS SURG W/ASPIR CAVITY/CYST SINGLE/MULTIPLE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49421 | INSERTION TUNNEL INTRAPERITONEAL CATH DIAL OPEN |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49422 | REMOVAL TUNNELED INTRAPERITONEAL CATHETER |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49423 | EXCHNG ABSC/CST DRG CATH RAD GID SPX |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49505 | RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49585 | Surgical repair of an umbilical area |
| General Surgery | Surgery | 49650 | LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA |
| General Surgery | Radiology Procedures | 76942 | US GUIDANCE NEEDLE PLACEMENT IMG S&I |
| General Surgery | Radiology Procedures | 77002 | FLUOROSCOPIC GUIDANCE NEEDLE PLACEMENT ADD ON |
| General Surgery | Medicine Services and Procedures | 99024 | POSTOP FOLLOW UP VISIT RELATED TO ORIGINAL PX |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99203 | OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW LOW MDM 30 MINUTES |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99204 | OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW MODERATE MDM 45 MINUTES |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99205 | OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW HIGH MDM 60 MINUTES |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99213 | OFFICE/OUTPATIENT ESTABLISHED LOW MDM 20 MIN |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99214 | OFFICE/OUTPATIENT ESTABLISHED MOD MDM 30 MIN |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99215 | OFFICE/OUTPATIENT ESTABLISHED HIGH MDM 40 MIN |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99223 | 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 75 MINUTES |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99232 | SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99238 | HOSPITAL IP/OBS DISCHARGE DAY MGMT 30 MIN/< |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99291 | CRITICAL CARE ILL/INJURED PATIENT INIT 30-74 MIN |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99292 | CRITICAL CARE ILL/INJURED PATIENT ADDL 30 MIN |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99354 | Prolonged Service With Direct Patient Contact |
| General Surgery | Evaluation and Management | 99355 | Prolonged Service With Direct Patient Contact |