Choose the CPT code for the procedure described as choledochal stent placement.

Choose the CPT code for the procedure described as choledochal stent placement.

• A. 47802
• B. 47001
• C. 47901
• D. 47801

Answer: (D)

In CPT coding, inserting a stent into the biliary system is coded as a biliary drainage/stent placement procedure. The code that matches choledochal (common bile duct) stent placement describes placing a biliary stent via an open approach to the common bile duct (choledochostomy). That makes it the best fit for this scenario. The other codes depict different biliary tract operations that do not involve placing a stent, such as procedures focused on repair or exploration of the bile duct. If the stent were placed through an endoscopic route (ERCP), a different set of endoscopic biliary stent codes would apply, not this open-approach code.

In CPT coding, inserting a stent into the biliary system is coded as a biliary drainage/stent placement procedure. The code that matches choledochal (common bile duct) stent placement describes placing a biliary stent via an open approach to the common bile duct (choledochostomy). That makes it the best fit for this scenario.

The other codes depict different biliary tract operations that do not involve placing a stent, such as procedures focused on repair or exploration of the bile duct. If the stent were placed through an endoscopic route (ERCP), a different set of endoscopic biliary stent codes would apply, not this open-approach code.