First, I would like to thank all of you guys post. Without ya'll I wouldn't have madis discovery today.

Ok.....ok... I'm getting there make sure you guys are standing so you can jump for joy.

Effective Jan 1, 2011 partial gastrectomy (sleeve resection of the stomach. ICD-9-CM procedure code

43.89 procedures when accompanied by a primary diagnosis. Unspecified (278.00),

morbid obesity (278.01) or overweight (278.02) will be included as part of APR-DRG 403

"Procedure for obesity" .

Version 28.0 of the APR-DRG classification system now include this procedure as a procedure for obesity and this classification system Will be used for payment beginning Jan 1, 2011.

I will post the approved New YOrk Hospitals and site info....... yay....

Www.cams.hhs.gov/Medicareapprovedfaciltie/bsf/list.asp

That's all folks ..... Please lets research and share.

Each One, Teach One, Together we'll Reach One.

Yep, they are...and my case was one of the ones on which that decision hinged...so cool...but the wait was not cool at all...at least we can move forward.