AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 5 (May)

Surgery: Digestive System (May 2007)

May 2007 page 10 Coding Communication:Surgery: Digestive System Question What is the appropriate CPT code to report for a transnasal endoscopy (Note: A full esophageal study is not performed)? AMA Comment Currently, there is no specific code to report this procedure. Transnasal endoscopy, a procedure where a thin flexible endoscope is passed through the nares into the esophagus, is reported with unlisted code 43499, Unlisted procedure, esophagus. As indicated in the surgery guidelines of the CPT codebook; the use of an unlisted code requires a special report describing the procedure. Surgery: Digestive System (May 2007). CPT® Assistant. 2007; May...

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