AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 9 (September)

Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (September 2013)

September 2013 pages 13-14 Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Wireless capsule endoscopy to obtain gastrointestinal tract transit and pressure measurements is a procedure that allows a comprehensive assessment of a large portion of the gastrointestinal tract, including the stomach, small bowel, and colon. Assessment includes identification of motility, emptying, and transit within these organs. In contrast to other radiologic and endoscopic tests, this study is best performed when the patient is in the fed, not fasted, state. For the 2013 code set, the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) gastrointestinal tract imaging codes (91110 and 91111) were revised, and a new code...

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