AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 9 (September)
Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (September 2016)
September 2016 page 9 Surgery: Digestive System Question: Is it appropriate to report code 44500, Introduction of long gastrointestinal tube (eg, Miller-Abbott) (separate procedure), when the feeding tube lies within the duodenum and projects over the ligament of Treitz? Answer: Yes, CPT code 44500 is the appropriate code to report the placement of a long tube in the duodenum as stated in a parenthetical instruction on page 283 of CPT® 2016 Professional Edition, "For placement of a long gastrointestinal tube into the duodenum, use 44500." If fluoroscopy guidance is used for the procedure, it may also be appropriate...
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