tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 14
Part B Coding Coach EGD Coding: Know the 3 Factors That Make Up The Core of These Gastroenterology Procedures
Differentiate "sample collection" from actual biopsy.When your physician ventures into a patient's stomach, say when treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), chances are she would opt to evaluate the surface of the lower or distal esophagus. This service is known as esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), and mainly involves imaging the upper GI tract consisting of the esophagus, stomach, and first part of the small intestine also known as the duodenum.Keep your hopes high for a potential $345 payment by easily navigating through the ins and outs of EGD coding. How? Check out this op note, where a gastroenterologist performed a...
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