Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (February 2014)

February 2014 page 11a Surgery: Digestive System Question: Is control of bleeding that may occur during an endoscopic procedure reported separately? Answer: No. Control of bleeding that occurs as a result of the endoscopic procedure is not separately reported during the same operative session. This instruction is included in the CPT 2014 code set guidelines. Question: During an esophagoscopy procedure, control of bleeding was performed using the unipolar cautery method. How is this reported? Answer: CPT code 43227, Esophagoscopy, flexible, transoral; with control of bleeding, any method, may be used to report control of bleeding during esophagoscopy by any...

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Article Overview

This article reviews February 2014 CPT Assistant questions focused on surgery coding for the digestive and urinary systems. It addresses general guidance for endoscopic procedure reporting, discusses a revised digestive system CPT code, and covers a urinary system question involving urodynamics-related reporting. It is relevant to coders, billers, and compliance staff who work with CPT and want to understand the scope of the discussion in this issue.

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps readers identify whether the February 2014 guidance applies to endoscopic bleeding control scenarios or urinary system testing questions, and it highlights that the discussion is tied to CPT 2014 guidance.

Article Sections

  1. February 2014 page 11a

    Introductory page reference for the Q&A content in this issue.

  2. Surgery: Digestive System

    Questions and answers addressing digestive system endoscopic reporting topics and related CPT guidance for the 2014 code set.

  3. Surgery: Urinary System

    Questions and answers addressing urinary system reporting topics and related CPT guidance for urodynamics-related services.

What You Will Learn

  • How the article frames CPT Assistant guidance for selected surgery topics
  • What areas of digestive system reporting are discussed
  • What urinary system coding question is addressed in the Q&A
  • Which general CPT 2014 guidance topics are referenced in the article

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Billing staff
  • Compliance professionals
  • Physician practice managers

Codes Discussed


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