CPT^® 74360, Under Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Gastrointestinal Tract

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 74360 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Gastrointestinal Tract.

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The provider performs imaging supervision and interpretation, or S&I, for a separately reportable procedure where a provider inserts a balloon dilator into a patient's esophagus to ease an esophageal stricture. Report this code to represent only imaging supervision and interpretation for this procedure.

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Upper GI What CPT would you use??

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