General surgery is a specialty that covers a wide range of conditions and procedures.
Majorly focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland.
Common Types of General Surgery Procedures
1. Appendectomy
2. Breast Surgery
3. Colon Surgery
4. Digestive Tract
5. Endocrine Surgery
6. Esophageal Surgery
7. Exploratory Laparotomy
8. Hernia Surgery
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for General Surgical Procedures 10004-10021 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.
| ADDED CPT | DESCRIPTION | DELETED CPT | DESCRIPTION | REVISED CPT | DESCRIPTION | ||
| 33267 | Exclusion of left atrial appendage, open, any method | 21310 | Closed treatment of nasal bone fracture without manipulation | 21315 | Closed treatment of nasal bone fracture with manipulation; without stabilization | ||
| 33268 | Exclusion of left atrial appendage, open, performed at the time of other sternotomy or thoracotomy procedure(s), any method | 33470 | Valvotomy, pulmonary valve, closed heart; transventricular | 21320 | Closed treatment of nasal bone fracture with manipulation; with stabilization | ||
| 33269 | Exclusion of left atrial appendage, thoracoscopic, any method | 33722 | Closure of aortico-left ventricular tunnel | 22600 | Arthrodesis, posterior or posterolateral technique, single interspace; cervical below C2 segment | ||
| 33370 | Transcatheter placement and subsequent removal of cerebral embolic protection device(s), including arterial access, catheterization, imaging, and radiological supervision and interpretation, percutaneous | 43850 | Revision of gastroduodenal anastomosis (gastroduodenostomy) with reconstruction; without vagotomy | 22610 | Arthrodesis, posterior or posterolateral technique, single interspace; thoracic (with lateral transverse technique, when performed) | ||
| 33509 | Harvest of upper extremity artery, 1 segment, for coronary artery bypass procedure, endoscopic | 43855 | Revision of gastroduodenal anastomosis (gastroduodenostomy) with reconstruction; with vagotomy | 22612 | Arthrodesis, posterior or posterolateral technique, single interspace; lumbar (with lateral transverse technique, when performed) | ||
| 33894 | Endovascular stent repair of coarctation of the ascending, transverse, or descending thoracic or abdominal aorta, involving stent placement; across major side branches | 59135 | Surgical treatment of ectopic pregnancy; interstitial, uterine pregnancy requiring total hysterectomy | 22614 | Arthrodesis, posterior or posterolateral technique, single interspace; each additional interspace | ||
| 33895 | Endovascular stent repair of coarctation of the ascending, transverse, or descending thoracic or abdominal aorta, involving stent placement; not crossing major side branches | 63194 | Laminectomy with cordotomy, with section of 1 spinothalamic tract, 1 stage; cervical | 22633 | Arthrodesis, combined posterior or posterolateral technique with posterior interbody technique including laminectomy and/or discectomy sufficient to prepare interspace (other than for decompression), single interspace; lumbar | ||
| 33897 | Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of native or recurrent coarctation of the aorta | 63195 | Laminectomy with cordotomy, with section of 1 spinothalamic tract, 1 stage; thoracic | 22634 | Arthrodesis, combined posterior or posterolateral technique with posterior interbody technique including laminectomy and/or discectomy sufficient to prepare interspace (other than for decompression), single interspace; each additional interspace and segment | ||
| 42975 | Drug-induced sleep endoscopy, with dynamic evaluation of velum, pharynx, tongue base, and larynx for evaluation of sleep-disordered breathing, flexible, diagnostic | 63196 | Laminectomy with cordotomy, with section of both spinothalamic tracts, 1 stage; cervical | 33471 | Valvotomy, pulmonary valve, closed heart, via pulmonary artery | ||
| 43497 | Lower esophageal myotomy, transoral | 63198 | Laminectomy with cordotomy with section of both spinothalamic tracts, 2 stages within 14 days; cervical | 33745 | Transcatheter intracardiac shunt (TIS) creation by stent placement for congenital cardiac anomalies to establish effective intracardiac flow, including all imaging guidance by the proceduralist, | ||
| 53451 | Periurethral transperineal adjustable balloon continence device; bilateral insertion, including cystourethroscopy and imaging guidance | 63199 | Laminectomy with cordotomy with section of both spinothalamic tracts, 2 stages within 14 days; thoracic | 33746 | Transcatheter intracardiac shunt (TIS) creation by stent placement for congenital cardiac anomalies to establish effective intracardiac flow, including all imaging guidance by the proceduralist, | ||
| 53452 | Periurethral transperineal adjustable balloon continence device; unilateral insertion, including cystourethroscopy and imaging guidance | 69715 | Implantation, osseointegrated implant, temporal bone, with percutaneous attachment to external speech processor/cochlear stimulator; with mastoidectomy | 35600 | Harvest of upper extremity artery, 1 segment, for coronary artery bypass procedure, open | ||
| 53453 | Periurethral transperineal adjustable balloon continence device; removal, each balloon | 69718 | Replacement (including removal of existing device), osseointegrated implant, temporal bone, with percutaneous attachment to external speech processor/cochlear stimulator; with mastoidectomy | 54340 | Repair of hypospadias complication(s) (ie, fistula, stricture, diverticula); by closure, incision, or excision, simple | ||
| 53454 | Periurethral transperineal adjustable balloon continence device; percutaneous adjustment of balloon(s) fluid volume | 54344 | Repair of hypospadias complication(s) (ie, fistula, stricture, diverticula); requiring mobilization of skin flaps and urethroplasty with flap or patch graft | ||||
| 61736 | Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) of lesion, intracranial, including burr hole(s), with magnetic resonance imaging guidance, when performed; single trajectory for 1 simple lesion | 54348 | Repair of hypospadias complication(s) (ie, fistula, stricture, diverticula); requiring extensive dissection, and urethroplasty with flap, patch or tubed graft (including urinary diversion, when performed) | ||||
| 61737 | Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) of lesion, intracranial, including burr hole(s), with magnetic resonance imaging guidance, when performed; multiple trajectories for multiple or complex lesion(s) | 54352 | Revision of prior hypospadias repair requiring extensive dissection and excision of previously constructed structures including re-release of chordee and reconstruction of urethra and penis by use of local skin as grafts and island flaps and skin brought in as flaps or grafts | ||||
| 63052 | Laminectomy, facetectomy, or foraminotomy (unilateral or bilateral with decompression of spinal cord, cauda equina and/or nerve root[s] [eg, spinal or lateral recess stenosis]), during posterior interbody arthrodesis, lumbar; single vertebral segment | 63048 | Laminectomy, facetectomy and foraminotomy (unilateral or bilateral with decompression of spinal cord, cauda equina and/or nerve root[s], | ||||
| 63053 | Laminectomy, facetectomy, or foraminotomy (unilateral or bilateral with decompression of spinal cord, cauda equina and/or nerve root[s] | 63197 | Laminectomy with cordotomy, with section of both spinothalamic tracts, 1 stage, thoracic | ||||
| 64582 | Open implantation of hypoglossal nerve neurostimulator array, pulse generator, and distal respiratory sensor electrode or electrode array | 64568 | Open implantation of cranial nerve (eg, vagus nerve) neurostimulator electrode array and pulse generator | ||||
| 64583 | Revision or replacement of hypoglossal nerve neurostimulator array and distal respiratory sensor electrode or electrode array, including connection to existing pulse generator | 64575 | Open implantation of neurostimulator electrode array; peripheral nerve (excludes sacral nerve) | ||||
| 64584 | Removal of hypoglossal nerve neurostimulator array, pulse generator, and distal respiratory sensor electrode or electrode array | 64580 | Open implantation of neurostimulator electrode array; neuromuscular | ||||
| 64628 | Thermal destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve, including all imaging guidance; first 2 vertebral bodies, lumbar or sacral | 64581 | Open implantation of neurostimulator electrode array; sacral nerve (transforaminal placement) | ||||
| 64629 | Thermal destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve, including all imaging guidance; each additional vertebral body, lumbar or sacral | 67141 | Prophylaxis of retinal detachment (eg, retinal break, lattice degeneration) without drainage; cryotherapy, diathermy | ||||
| 66989 | Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1-stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique, complex, requiring devices or techniques not generally used in routine cataract surgery or performed on patients in the amblyogenic developmental stage; with insertion of intraocular anterior segment aqueous drainage device, without extraocular reservoir, internal approach, one or more | 67145 | Prophylaxis of retinal detachment (eg, retinal break, lattice degeneration) without drainage; photocoagulation | ||||
| 66991 | Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique ; with insertion of intraocular anterior segment aqueous drainage device, without extraocular reservoir, internal approach, one or more | 69714 | Implantation, osseointegrated implant, skull; with percutaneous attachment to external speech processor | ||||
| 68841 | Insertion of drug-eluting implant, including punctal dilation when performed, into lacrimal canaliculus, each | 69717 | Revision or replacement (including removal of existing device), osseointegrated implant, skull; with percutaneous attachment to external speech processor | ||||
| 69716 | Implantation, osseointegrated implant, skull; with magnetic transcutaneous attachment to external speech processor | ||||||
| 69719 | Revision or replacement (including removal of existing device), osseointegrated implant, skull; with magnetic transcutaneous attachment to external speech processor | ||||||
| 69726 | Removal, osseointegrated implant, skull; with percutaneous attachment to external speech processor | ||||||
| 69727 | Removal, osseointegrated implant, skull; with magnetic transcutaneous attachment to external speech processor |