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Choose Between Guided and Unguided Insertion Before Coding Dilation

Published on Tue Aug 25, 2015

Question: Our physician performed an esophagoscopy on a Medicare patient before the insertion of a Maloney bougie dilator. How should I code this? Is there a different code for guidewire dilation? North Dakota Subscriber Answer: No matter how it is coded, Medicare’s multiple-procedure rules will apply and you can expect 100 percent reimbursement for the primary and highest paying procedure. Depending on [...]
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