Clinical Practice
Date Published: 12/11/2008
New CPT Codes for 2009
A number of coding-related issues of importance to gastroenterologists for 2009 will be discussed in this article. Although there is only one new CPT* code for 2009 for GI endoscopy for direct cholangioscopy/pancreatoscopy and one new Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) code for endoscopy and polyp surveillance, there are other coding changes that may be of interest to the gastroenterology community:
- New code for cholangioscopy/pancreatoscopy
- New code for hemorrhoid management using thermal energy
- New code for laparoscopic Heller myotomy
- CPT codes deleted in 2009
- Review of low-volume gastroenterology procedures
- Clarification of evaluation/management (E/M) procedures
- Renumbered codes for infusion services
- G-codes to describe follow-up inpatient telehealth consultations
- Reminder about telephone services and Medicare policy
- PQRI codes
AGA Institute/PAHCS Coding Manual, Second Edition
This easy-to-use, well-organized reference will help you unravel the complex rules and conventions of GI coding. Includes access to future coding updates through a dedicated page on the AGA Web site.