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Wiki NG Tube Placement Confirmation

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Hi All,

I am rather new to radiology coding and I have ben seeing a lot of our doctors using xrays to confirm an NG Tube placement. Does anyone know a good code to use for this confirmation/verification? Thanks

Andrew M.
 
Is your provider placing the tube? Are they ordering a 1 view abdomen to confirm? If both are yes then they cant bill for the xray.
 
Well my problem really is with the ICD-9 code (I should have been more specific). They are billing for a single view chest xray to confirm but they are not giving any sort of impression as opposed to simply just stating that "placement is confirmed"...any ideas?
 
NG tube placement verification...

V53.59 I have been trying to determine appropriate use of codes in Category V53.5 and I believe this would be helpful to you...fitting and adjustment of gastrointestinal appliance/device. Any feedback would be appreciated by me as well. Thanks
 
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