tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2001 Issue 7

You Be the Coder: Nasogastric Tube Placement

Test your coding knowledge.  Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.   Question: The surgeon admits a patient and instructs the nurse to start an IV and place a nasogastric tube. The nurse, unable to place the tube, calls the surgeon. The surgeon returns, inserts the tube and starts the IV. How can the surgeon bill for his services? Texas Subscriber     Answer: The surgeon can bill separately for the IV using 36410 (venipuncture necessitating a physician's skill [separate procedure], for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes) in addition to...

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