A patient is undergoing bariatric surgery for morbid obesity. She has opted to have a gastric band placed, which will be completed through laparoscopy procedure. She will have the gastric band and subcutaneous port components placed during this procedure. What CPT code should be used for this type of procedure?

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43770 is the correct code for surgical laparoscopy for gastric restrictive procedure with placement of adjustable gastric restrictive device, such as a gastric band.
Code 43644 is incorrect because this is for laparoscopy with gastric bypass and Roux-en-Y gastroenterostomy. Code 43645 is incorrect because this is for a surgical laparoscopy with gastric bypass and small intestine reconstruction. Code 43774 is incorrect because this is for the removal of the adjustable gastric restrictive device and subcutaneous port components.

A Patient Is Undergoing Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity