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[Chaitrasatish21]

Hi,

Why there is no screening for EGD?

 

[surfergirl]

ICD 10 Z13.810 Encounter for screening for upper gastrointestinal disorder

43235Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) – CPT© Codes 43235-43270
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) works to ensure that adequate methods are in place
for gastroenterology practices to report and obtain fair and reasonable reimbursement for procedures, tests and
visits. To assist practices in understanding and implementing GI-specific coding, ASGE has developed coding sheets.
The purpose of the coding sheet is to provide a high-level overview to support practices in there coding and
reimbursement.
What is an
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)?
It is an endoscopic procedure that
visualizes the upper part of the
gastrointestinal tract up to the
duodenum.
CPT© codes in this series (43235-
43259) identify services performed
during an
esophagogastroduodenosopy

 

[thomas7331]

Hi,

Why there is no screening for EGD?

Screening for diseases by EGD is not one of the services that has been recommended as effective for preventive purposes by the USPSTF (US Preventive Services Task Force). Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers are only required to cover the preventive services that have been recommended with a grade 'A' or 'B' (see list via link below), and since a screening by EGD is not one of these, I don't know of any payer that would pay for this. An EGD is a procedure that is not without a certain amount of risk, and to subject a patient to this there would have to be a real benefit - I can't imagine a provider wanting to do this procedure as a routine screening when it isn't currently accepted as an effective tool for prevention of disease by the medical community.

https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/uspstf-a-and-b-recommendations/