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Upper GI Spotlight:

EGD Or Enteroscopy? Enlist These Tips For Reimbursement Success

Published on Thu Aug 13, 2015

Documented intention and medical necessity is the key to coding the procedure. You have to walk a fine line when billing for scope procedures, especially when your gastroenterologist takes the endoscope past beyond the proximal duodenum. Do you report an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) or a push enteroscopy? Finding the correct answer to this question will save you hours of frustration and [...]
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