Diagnosis code...

[2bthinagn 3]

Do any of our insurance gurus know what the diagnosis code is when you talk to your insurance company?? thanks

[TracyinKS 7]

diagnosis for what???

the lap band CPT code is 43770

This is from the info pack from my doc… (I'm cutting and pasting.. so I hope it doesn't come out garbled)

LAGB SURGERY 43770 Morbid Obesity 278.01

BAND ADJUSTMENT 90779 BMI 34.0-34.9 V85.34

REPLACE PORT 49999 BMI 35.0-35.9 V85.35

BAND REMOVAL 43774 BMI 36.0-36.9 V85.36

UNSPECIFIED FLUORO 76496 BMI 37.0-37.9 V85.3

OTHER BMI 38.0-38.9 V85.38

Patient Responsibility BMI 39.0-39.9 V85.39

NP VISIT $ 150.00 BMI 40 and over V85.4

NP VISIT & FILL $ 250.00 Hypertension 401.0

ESTAB PT VISIT $ 50.00 Diabetes 250.0

FILL $ 100.00 sleep Apnea 780.57

LAGB SURGERY $ 5,150.00 Low Back Pain 724.2

UNFILL $ 100.00 Joint Pain 719.4

FLUORO $ 100.00 GERD 530.81

REPLACE PORT HyperCholesterol 272.0

BAND REMOVAL Depression 311.

[TracyinKS 7]

sorry guys.. I tried to space all of this out, but it didn't work