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Is there a code for Endoloop, or is it included? "A 5 mm incision was made in left upper quadrant, and under direct camera vision a 5 mm trocar was placed in the abdomen. Belly was insufflated. There was no trocar site injury. There was ascites present, which was drained around 1 liter with clear yellow ascites. After this, a 5 mm incision was made above the belly button, and under direct vision 62 mm dual cuff pigtail peritoneal dialysis catheter was pushed into the pelvis. A separate stab incision was made in the pelvis in the midline, and under direct vision an Endoloop device was used to tack the catheter to the belly wall. Hemostasis was confirmed. Belly was desufflated. A tunneler was used to tunnel the catheter from the incision site to the trocar site and brought out. Attachments were applied to the catheter. Incisions were closed. A liter was instilled into the belly without any difficulty in 3 min and drained in 3 minutes."