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An 18-Year-Old Female Weighing 485 Lbs

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An 18-year-old female weighing 485 lbs. is presenting today for a laparoscopic gastric bypass and roux-en-y gastroenterostomy for morbid obesity. Since the patient has a BMI of 73.7, the gastroenterologist feels it is necessary to remove at least 175cm. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.


A) 43847, E66.01, Z68.5
B) 43846, E66.01, Z68.29
C) 43645, E66.01, Z68.54
D) 43644, E66.01, Z68.1

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