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Code Anesthesia for Emergency Appendectomy with Severe Systemic Disease

Published on Wed Sep 23, 2026

Question: A 45-year-old patient with poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes and hypertension presents to the emergency department with acute appendicitis and undergoes an emergency laparoscopic appendectomy. How do I determine the correct anesthesia service code? Codify Subscriber Answer: First, you’ll need to identify the surgical code. The CPT® code for a laparoscopic appendectomy is 44970 (Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy). Next, check [...]
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