Early in 2006, Medicare approved coverage for several types of previously uncovered bariatric surgery, including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (43644-43645 and 43846-43847) and biliopancreatich diversion with duodenal switch (43845).
Roux-en-Y Won’t Involve Gastrectomy
You can usually identify a Roux-en-Y procedure by the inclusion of the term “Roux-en-Y” in the operative report. This is the most common type of bariatric procedure surgeons now perform.
CPT includes two codes to describe open Roux-en-Y procedures:
43846 – Gastric restrictive procedure, with gastric bypass for [...]
