CPT 2011:
Rejoice -- You've Got New Codes for Colon Motility and Manometric Studies
Published on Tue Nov 16, 2010
Don't overlook two revised codes for esophageal pH monitoring. If you've been looking for a code on colon motility study and being frustrated for the lack of it, your search is over. CPT 2011 debuts a new code for a manometric study, along with two revised codes for esophageal pH monitoring. For gastroenterology, you have a lot of changes to sort through -- many involving deletions on low use codes or clean-up work. Discover How to Use Two New Manometric Study Codes You should pay attention on two new codes for a manometric study: 91117 (Colon motility [manometric] study, minimum 6 hours continuous recording [including provocation tests, e.g., meal, intracolonic balloon distension, pharmacologic agents, if performed], with interpretation and report), and 91013 (Esophageal motility [manometric study of the esophagus and/or gastroesophageal junction] study with interpretation and report; with stimulation or perfusion during 2-dimensional data study [e.g., stimulant, acid or alkali perfusion] [...]
