Laparoscopic gastroplasty
- 44.68 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
- 44.68 contains 14 index entries
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44.68 also known as:
- Banding
- Silastic vertical banding
- Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG)
Code also any synchronous laparoscopic gastroenterostomy (44.38)
44.68 excludes:
- insertion, laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (restrictive procedure) (44.95)
- other repair of stomach, open approach (44.61-44.65, 44.69)
Index entries containing 44.68:
2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 44.68
44.68