Fred Brown, a 36-year-old male, has been diagnosed with hypertension and morbid obesity. Fred has agreed to a gastric restrictive procedure and was taken to the OR, where Dr. Lastor administers the anesthesia so Dr. Dickerson can perform the vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) procedures. What is the correct anesthesia code?

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According to the anesthesia coding guidelines, the correct anesthesia code for gastric restrictive procedure such as VBG is 00797-P2. The "P2" modifier indicates that the anesthesia was provided for a surgical procedure on patients with extreme obesity.

Fred Brown, a 36-Year-Old Male, Has Been Diagnosed with Hypertension