I am a coder for pediatric gastroenterolgy. My doctor just did a capsule endoscopy using the Pillcam. Normally, the patient swallows the pill; however, in this instance, the patient would not swallow the pill and the physician placed it during an EGD.
My thinking is that I will code the EGD, because he did do a seperate EGD, and a 91110-TC (he is not interpreting it). The doctor feels that he did extra work b/c he placed the Pillcam instead of the patient swallowing it and he would like that reflected on the claim.
So if anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate it.
My thinking is that I will code the EGD, because he did do a seperate EGD, and a 91110-TC (he is not interpreting it). The doctor feels that he did extra work b/c he placed the Pillcam instead of the patient swallowing it and he would like that reflected on the claim.
So if anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate it.