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You Be the Coder How to Code PEG Versus PEJ Tube Placement

Published on Wed Jan 01, 2003

Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer. Question: How should I code for the placement of a Bard Peg Jejunal extension tube? This procedure is being performed because of the patient's intolerance of PEG feeding due to gastroparesis. The operative notes say that the tube was grasped with biopsy forceps, dragged into the jejunum, and released to be left in the jejunum. Minnesota Subscriber              
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