Wiki 43261 and 43239

[trose45116]

question for auditors???

if you performed and egd with biopsy of the stomach and also performed and ercp with biopsy of the ampulla on the same visit, would the 43239 be bundled in with 43261?

 

[Andrschery]

if you performed and egd with biopsy of the stomach and also performed and ercp with biopsy of the ampulla on the same visit, would the 43239 be bundled in with 43261?

Code 42329 is a column 2 code for 43261, but a modifier is allowed in order to differentiate between the services provided. Use modifier with 43239

Cheryl Anderson, LPN, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC