tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 41

CPT® 2013: Gastro Practices Benefit From Four New Optical Endomicroscopy Codes

Check new codes for fecal bacteriotherapy and capsule endoscopy too. Starting Jan.1, you can begin using four new codes covering optical endomicroscopy, fecal bacteriotherapy and pressure measurement using capsule endoscopy, eliminating challenges you've had capturing reimbursement for services that you had to previously report using unlisted codes. Use 43206 and 43252 for Optical Endomicroscopy A technological advance that your gastroenterologist might have started using is optical endomicroscopy to take high resolution images within optically thick tissue. "Examination of the gastrointestinal tract with this modality has allowed a new approach for the early detection of cancer and dysplasia,"...

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