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[lmbroomall]

If the initial study is done but instead of giving the CCK they give the pt a fatty meal and then dot the quants, do you use 78227 or 78226?

 

[donnajrichmond]

If the initial study is done but instead of giving the CCK they give the pt a fatty meal and then dot the quants, do you use 78227 or 78226?

You would use 78226. 78227 requires "pharmacologic" intervention and a fatty meal is not.

 

[kmschwarz]

Donna, one of our facilities is disagreeing with us about your post above. They used Ensure in place of CCK and said, “The fatty meal is obtained through pharmacy as a prescribed dose and we would not have been able to obtain the quantitative without it.” Does a prescribed dose of Ensure qualify for pharmacologic intervention? If not, can you point us to documentation we can show them stating that this should still be 78226? Thank you!