CPT^® 43191, Under Esophagoscopy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 43191 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Esophagoscopy Procedures.

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An esophagoscopy is a procedure to view the esophagus, in this case by means of rigid endoscope passed through the mouth. If the provider collects specimens by brushing or washing this is also included.

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G POEM coding - Digestive Disease

43497 is the code which includes scope, the myotomy, submucous inj/tunneling and the microclips per the coder desk reference descripiton of procedure. This is a new code as of 01/01/22 do not report ... [ Read More ]

esophagoscopy with dilation ,

[QUOTE="tiaralady6466, post: 480542, member: 228256"] thank you for your reply , i have 2 and they were done by rigid scope i was told i could not use complete op notes so i am trying to follow the ru... [ Read More ]

Tonsil stone removal/FB

Did he just reach in with forceps and grab it? You say "stone", but was it just a piece of popcorn kernel? Look at 42809, Removal of foreign body from pharynx. For dx, look at cause as T18.0XXA -... [ Read More ]

31610? does this qualify?

[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 470552, member: 12103"] Was a permanent stoma being created, tiaralady? Without the full op note and what surrounds the trach, I cannot tell. This is the supercoder lay descr... [ Read More ]

help needed with op note please

:unsure: my thoughts are 38724, 20100, 37615, 43191, 43752 any help is greatly appreciated, I may be over coding / thinking my brain is not in the game today . TIA [ATTACH type="full" alt="4464"]4464... [ Read More ]

Panendoscopy with biopsies & Tonsillectomy

You are close! I would code it as follows: [LIST] [*]31237 (RVU: 6.94) - Nasal Endoscopy with Biopsy [*] [*]42826 (RVU: 6.92) - Tonsillectomy (includes tonsil biopsy) [*] [*]31525-59 (RVU: 6.83) - R... [ Read More ]

Panendoscopy with biopsies & Tonsillectomy

So I'm not 100% confident in my CPT codes for this op report: PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma to the lymph node, right neck, unknown primary. ANESTHESIA: General end... [ Read More ]

Panendoscopy for oral cancer

[QUOTE="nsteinhauser, post: 407447, member: 85857"]In order to code a 43191, per CPT, the examination is from the upper esophagus down to and including the GE (gastroesophageal) junction. You can't c... [ Read More ]

Panendoscopy for oral cancer

In order to code a 43191, per CPT, the examination is from the upper esophagus down to and including the GE (gastroesophageal) junction. You can't code the 43191 unless the esophagoscope is advanced ... [ Read More ]

Panendoscopy for oral cancer

Oh my goodness, this is a tremendous help. Thank you so very much! Jennifer :) [QUOTE="JenniferB7, post: 407295, member: 96101"]This one is very tricky. Per CPT, the larynx, bronchi, and esophagus ... [ Read More ]

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