tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2008 Issue 10

Reader Questions: CPT Accounts for 'Pill Cams'

Question: What can you tell me about coding for a "gut cam" or "pill cam"? Must I use an unlisted- procedure code for this service? Georgia Subscriber Answer: You won't have to use an unlisted-procedure code for these services. CPT provides two codes for so-called "pill cams" (essentially, a small camera the patient swallows that provides images for study), depending on how extensive a view the physician obtains. If the physician uses a capsule study to image the intraluminal esophagus through the ileum (also including the stomach, duodenum and jejunum), you-ll report 91110 (Gastrointestinal tract imaging, intraluminal [e.g...

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