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    Wiki EGD with placement of NG tube, no fluoro, endoscopic vision only

    Help! In an op report I'm coding, the general surgeon documented that he used esophagogastroduodenoscopy to place a nasogastric tube into the stomach. He did not use fluoroscopy; he used his endoscopic vision only. I cannot find a CPT code that would accurately report this procedure. Thoughts...
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    Wiki NG Tube Placement in the office

    I have a nurse practitioner that has performed a NG Tube placement during a sick visit. I am needing help to determine what/how to code this. Would she bill out 44500 with 99214 or is it inclusive to 99214. The payer is Ga. Medicaid. Record reads as "Measured 25 ng tube from nose to ear to...
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