Gastroenterology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Gastric Tube Removal
Published on Tue Aug 01, 2000
Question: How do you report when a gastric tube is removed in the gastroenterologists office?
Ohio Subscriber
Answer: There is no specific CPT code for the removal of a gastric tube, according to Tammy Chidester, CPC, billing supervisor at Upshur Medical Management Services, a multispecialty practice in Buckhannon, W.Va. That service, therefore, should be included as part of the patients evaluation and management service provided on the day of the removal.
Source for Reader Questions: Pat Stout, CMP, CPC, an independent gastroenterolgy coding consultant in Knoxville, Tenn.
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