Appendix Table 3.
Codes Used as Exclusion Criteria*
| Description | Code | Code Type |
|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopy, surgical, gastric restrictive procedure; removal of adjustable gastric restrictive device component only | 43772 | CPT-4 |
| Revision of gastrojejunal anastomosis (gastrojejunostomy) with reconstruction, with or without partial gastrectomy or intestine resection; with vagotomy | 43865 | CPT-4 |
| Gastric restrictive procedure, without gastric bypass, for morbid obesity; vertical-banded gastroplasty | 43842 | CPT-4 |
| Revision of gastroduodenal anastomosis (gastroduodenostomy) with reconstruction; without vagotomy | 43850 | CPT-4 |
| Revision of gastroduodenal anastomosis (gastroduodenostomy) with reconstruction; with vagotomy | 43855 | CPT-4 |
| Laparoscopy, surgical, gastric restrictive procedure; revision of adjustable gastric restrictive device component only | 43771 | CPT-4 |
| Laparoscopy, surgical, gastric restrictive procedure; removal and replacement of adjustable gastric restrictive device component only | 43773 | CPT-4 |
| Gastric restrictive procedure with partial gastrectomy, pylorus-preserving duodenoileostomy and ileoileostomy (50 to 100 cm common channel) to limit absorption (biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch) | 43845 | CPT-4 |
| Gastric restrictive procedure, open; removal of subcutaneous port component only | 43887 | CPT-4 |
| Revision of gastrojejunal anastomosis (gastrojejunostomy) with reconstruction, with or without partial gastrectomy or intestine resection; without vagotomy | 43860 | CPT-4 |
| Revision, open, of gastric restrictive procedure for morbid obesity, other than adjustable gastric restrictive device (separate procedure) | 43848 | CPT-4 |
| Gastric restrictive procedure, open; revision of subcutaneous port component only | 43886 | CPT-4 |
| Laparoscopy, surgical, gastric restrictive procedure; removal of adjustable gastric restrictive device and subcutaneous port components | 43774 | CPT-4 |
| Gastric restrictive procedure, open; removal and replacement of subcutaneous port component only | 43888 | CPT-4 |
| Laparoscopic gastroplasty | 44.68 | ICD-9 |
| Laparoscopic removal of gastric restrictive device(s) | 44.97 | ICD-9 |
| Laparoscopic revision of gastric restrictive procedure | 44.96 | ICD-9 |
| Gastrectomy, total; with Roux-en-Y reconstruction | 43621 | CPT-4 |
| Gastrectomy, partial, proximal, thoracic or abdominal approach including esophagogastrostomy, with vagotomy; with pyloroplasty or pyloromyotomy | 43639 | CPT-4 |
| Gastrectomy, partial, distal; with formation of intestinal pouch | 43634 | CPT-4 |
| Gastrectomy, partial, distal; with gastrojejunostomy | 43632 | CPT-4 |
| Gastric restrictive procedure, without gastric bypass, for morbid obesity; vertical-banded gastroplasty | 43842 | CPT-4 |
| Gastrectomy, partial, proximal, thoracic or abdominal approach including esophagogastrostomy, with vagotomy; | 43638 | CPT-4 |
| Gastrectomy, partial, distal; with gastroduodenostomy | 43631 | CPT-4 |
| Gastrectomy, total; with esophagoenterostomy | 43620 | CPT-4 |
| Gastrectomy, total; with formation of intestinal pouch, any type | 43622 | CPT-4 |
| Gastroenterostomy without gastrectomy | 44.3 | ICD-9 |
| Partial gastrectomy with anastomosis to esophagus | 43.5 | ICD-9 |
| Other partial gastrectomy | 43.8 | ICD-9 |
| Total gastrectomy | 43.9 | ICD-9 |
| Partial gastrectomy with anastomosis to duodenum | 43.6 | ICD-9 |
| Other total gastrectomy | 43.99 | ICD-9 |
| Partial gastrectomy with anastomosis to jejunum | 43.7 | ICD-9 |
| Total gastrectomy with intestinal interposition | 43.91 | ICD-9 |
| Partial gastrectomy with jejunal transposition | 43.81 | ICD-9 |
| Laparoscopic procedures for creation of esophagogastric sphincteric competence | 44.67 | ICD-9 |
| Esophagogastroplasty | 44.65 | ICD-9 |
| Other procedures for creation of esophagogastric sphincteric competence | 44.66 | ICD-9 |
| Laparoscopy, surgical, esophagomyotomy (Heller type), with fundoplasty, when performed | 43279 | CPT-4 |
| Repair, paraesophageal hiatal hernia (including fundoplication), via laparotomy, except neonatal; without | 43332 | CPT-4 |
| implantation of mesh or other prosthesis | ||
| Laparoscopy, surgical, repair of paraesophageal hernia, includes fundoplasty, when performed; without | 43281 | CPT-4 |
| implantation of mesh | ||
| Laparoscopy, surgical, esophagogastric fundoplasty (e.g., Nissen, Toupet procedures) | 43280 | CPT-4 |
| Laparoscopy, surgical, esophageal lengthening procedure (e.g., Collis gastroplasty or wedge gastroplasty) (List | 43283 | CPT-4 |
| separately in addition to code for primary procedure) | ||
| Esophageal lengthening procedure (e.g., Collis gastroplasty or wedge gastroplasty) (List separately in addition to | 43338 | CPT-4 |
| code for primary procedure) | ||
| Esophagogastric fundoplasty partial or complete; laparotomy | 43327 | CPT-4 |
| Repair, paraesophageal hiatal hernia (including fundoplication), via thoracotomy, except neonatal; without | 43334 | CPT-4 |
| implantation of mesh or other prosthesis | ||
| Repair, paraesophageal hiatal hernia (including fundoplication), via laparotomy, except neonatal; with implantation | 43333 | CPT-4 |
| of mesh or other prosthesis | ||
| Esophagogastric fundoplasty (e.g., Nissen, Belsey IV, Hill procedures) | 43324 | CPT-4 |
| Esophagogastric fundoplasty; with gastroplasty (e.g., Collis) | 43326 | CPT-4 |
| Repair, paraesophageal hiatal hernia (including fundoplication), via thoracotomy, except neonatal; with | 43335 | CPT-4 |
| implantation of mesh or other prosthesis | ||
| Esophagogastric fundoplasty; with fundic patch (Thal-Nissen procedure) | 43325 | CPT-4 |
| Repair, paraesophageal hiatal hernia (including fundoplication), via thoracoabdominal incision, except neonatal; | 43336 | CPT-4 |
| without implantation of mesh or other prosthesis | ||
| Repair, paraesophageal hiatal hernia (including fundoplication), via thoracoabdominal incision, except neonatal; | 43337 | CPT-4 |
| with implantation of mesh or other prosthesis | ||
| Esophagogastric fundoplasty partial or complete; thoracotomy | 43328 | CPT-4 |
| Laparoscopy, surgical, repair of paraesophageal hernia, includes fundoplasty, when performed; with implantation of mesh | 43282 | CPT-4 |
CPT = Current Procedural Terminology; ICD-9 = International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.
*
Patients who had any of these codes identified in the year before their first observed primary bariatric procedure were excluded.