tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 12

CPT® 2014: Prepare Now for Changes to ENT Related Endoscopies

Hint: You’ll add 8 new codes to your repertoire. If ENTs perform endoscopies or esophagoscopies at your facility, don’t miss some changes to codes and guidelines that will affect your coding in 2014. Richard W. Waguespack, MD, a member of the CPT® Advisory Committee, shared details from three important areas during the AMA’s annual CPT® and RBRVS Symposium in Chicago Nov. 13-15. 1. Get Familiar With Additional Guidelines The entire Esophagus/Endoscopy section has been divided into three subsections for 2014: esophagoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Three new coding guidelines apply specifically to the...

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