Anes for GI Endoscopy codes
Well, the Final Rule isn't out yet, the following is in the Proposed Rule, though!
Deleted: 00740 Anesthesia for upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, endoscope introduced proximal to duodenum
New 007X1 Anesthesia for upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, endoscope introduced proximal to duodenum; not otherwise specified (5 base units)
New 007X2 Anesthesia for upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, endoscope introduced proximal to duodenum; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (6 Base Units)
Deleted 00810 Anesthesia for lower intestinal endoscopic procedures, endoscope introduced distal to duodenum
New 008X1 Anesthesia for lower intestinal endoscopic procedures, endoscope introduced distal to duodenum; not otherwise specified (4 Base Units)
New 008X2 Anesthesia for lower intestinal endoscopic procedures, endoscope introduced distal to duodenum; screening colonoscopy (4 Base Units)
New 008X3 Anesthesia for combined upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, endoscope introduced both proximal to and distal to the duodenum (5 Base Units)
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