CPT code 64755 designates a surgical vagotomy that severs or removes branches of the vagus nerve near the stomach to reduce gastric acid secretion when other therapies fail. Nationally, the code captures a specialized surgical intervention for patients with refractory peptic ulcer disease or pathological gastric hypersecretion and is relevant to hospital surgical services, surgical coding accuracy, and payer coverage policies.

Key payers addressed in the analysis include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find a concise clinical context for the procedure, typical sites of service, common billing modifiers (provided separately), and guidance on where to locate related coding references. The publication summarizes benchmarks and policy considerations relevant to hospital-based surgical billing, highlights documentation elements that affect coding and medical necessity review, and outlines potential areas for payer coverage variability.

This summary provides clinicians, coders, and policy professionals with the primary clinical definition of the procedure, the payer landscape covered, and an overview of topics explored in the full publication, including reimbursement benchmarks, coding guidance, and policy updates. Data not available in the input are noted where applicable.