Question:
what is the difference in medical code for 15847 and 15830,

   — HELENNOVOA123 (posted on September 17, 2008)

September 17, 2008
Procedure CPT Code Panniculectomy (Functional or Cosmetic) Excision, excessive skin and subcutaneous tissue 15830 (includes lipectomy); abdomen, infraumbilical panniculectomy Abdominoplasty (Cosmetic) Excision, excessive skin and subcutaneous tissue (includes lipectomy), abdomen +15847 (eg, abdominoplasty) (includes umbilical transposition and fascial plication) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) (Use 15847 in conjunction with 15830) (For abdominal wall hernia repair, see 49491-49587)
   — tayee24

September 17, 2008
Where did you see these codes? They do not look like the ususal medical codes. They either have 6 digits or have a decimal point somewhere.
   — nursenut

September 17, 2008
Just a note - Diagnosis codes have the decimal point. These are proecedural codes, and yes those are the procedures associated with 15847 and 15830!
   — Wendy M.