AMA CPT® Assistant - 2022 Issue 6 (June)

Gastrostomy Tube Replacement With or Without Revision of the Gastrostomy Tract (June 2022)

June 2022 pages 6-9 Gastrostomy Tube Replacement With or Without Revision of the Gastrostomy Tract In the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2019 code set, code 43760, Change of gastrostomy tube, percutaneous, without imaging or endoscopic guidance, was deleted, and two new gastrostomy tube (G-tube) replacement codes (43762, 43763) were added. Code 43763 is typically provided by surgeons. Other specialties, such as emergency room physicians, family practice physicians, physician assistants, or nurse practitioners, would not be expected to typically perform code 43763. This article clarifies the requirements for correct reporting of code 43763 and contrasts this procedure with code...

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