Gastroenterology Coding Alert

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Beware: Don't Automatically Use 44705 For Fecal Bacteriotherapy

Hint: Use additional code for instillation when reporting 44705. If your gastroenterologist performs fecal bacteriotherapy as a treatment for Clostridium difficile infections, don’t forget to look at payer policies before you report the assessment and preparation of the fecal microbiota sample with the newly introduced CPT®code 44705. Check These Prep and Assessment Options For fecal bacteriotherapy services reporting turn to [...]
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