AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2004 Issue 2; Ask the Editor

Gastroscopy with Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC)

A 75-year-old patient with progressive anemia had been previously gastroscoped and diffuse oozing from the duodenum and the stomach had been identified. The physician determined this was not amenable to BICAP therapy. The patient now presents for repeat gastroscopy with argon plasma coagulation to destroy all visible bleeders with a non-contact method. What is the correct ICD-9-CM procedure code for gastroscopy with argon plasma coagulation (APC)? ...

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