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How to Effectively Code for Endoscopic Procedures in
Gastroenterology Ariwan Rakvit, MD Associate Professor
Interim Chief, Division of Gastroenterology Texas Tech University Health Science Center
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Objectives
• Diagnosis and Terminology used in endoscopic procedure in gastroenterology
• Basic and advanced endoscopy procedures and techniques in gastroenterology (videos) will be shown for each procedure)
• Current ICD-9 & CPT coding instruction
• “Multiple Endoscopy Reimbursement“
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Anatomy
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Esophagus
• Pharynx • Upper esophageal
sphincter (UES) • Upper esophagus • Middle esophagus • Lower esophagus • Lower esophageal
sphincter (LES) *Most common endoscopic
report using Location by distance from incisors (CM)*
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Normal esophagus – endoscopic view
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Lower esophageal sphincter (LES) endoscopic view
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Stomach - Gastric
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Stomach Endoscopy
• Video file
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Small Bowel : Small Intestine
• Duodenum
- Duodenal Bulb
- 2nd part of duodenum (Upper endoscopy ends here)
- 3rd part of duodenum
- 4th part of duodenum
• Jejunum
• Ileum
- Terminal Ileum (Enter from colonoscopy)
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Colon : Large Intestine
• Endoscopy report using location by distance from anus (cm)
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Endoscopic procedure
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Upper Endoscopy
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Upper Endoscopy
• Esophagoscopy
Only view esophagus to LES
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- Standard procedure
- Esophagus – stomach – duodenal bulb – 2nd part duodenum
• Push enteroscopy
- Using pediatric colonoscopy
- Advance to Jejunum
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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
• Using Flexible sigmoidoscope or Upper endoscope
• Advance to distal to splenic flexure
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Colonoscopy
• Using pediatric colonoscope or adult colonoscope
• Advance to proximal to splenic flexure
• Goal :
1. Cecum, identified by appendiceal orifice and/or IC valve (direct visualization, transillumination, palpation)
2. Terminal Ileum
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Goal
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Examination of bile duct and pancreatic duct using a side view endoscope.
• Use Fluoroscopy with ragiograph interpretation
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ERCP
• Diagnostic ERCP
- Biopsy / Brushing cytology
- Manometry
• Therapeutic ERCP
- Endoscopic sphincterotomy
- Removal / Destruction of stones
- Insertion of stent – Metal vs Plastic
- Dilation of strictures
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Cholangioscopy
• Mother-Daughter scope
• Spyglass by Boston Scientific
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Polyp
• A polyp is an abnormal growth of tissue projecting from a mucous membrane
- Malignant : cancer, dysplasia
- Adenomatous :serrated, tubular, villous.
- Hamartomatous/Juvenile
- Hyperplastic
- Inflammatory
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Peduncalated polyp
stalk
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Sessile polyp
• No stalk
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Forcep Biopsy
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Snare polypectomy
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Cauterization
• Burning of part of a body to remove or close off a part of it in a process called cautery
• Hot Forceps
• Hot snare
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Endoscopic Injection
• Sclerosing agent, such as ethanolamine, absolute alcohol, Histoacryl glue (cyanoacrylate)
• Steroid
• Botulinum Toxin
• India Ink for tattoo
• Saline for Lift polypectomy
• epinephrine
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Endoscopic hemostasis
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Argon plasma coagulation (APC)
• Use to provide tissue coagulation and hemostasis
• Angiodysplasia, GAVE –gastric antral vascular ectasia,
bleeding malignant tumors and bleeding peptic ulcer
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Dilation
• Mercury weighted bougies - Maloney
• Bougie over guidewire dilators - Savary-Gilliard*
• Pneumatic dilatation*
• Balloon dilatation
*Fluoroscopy
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Maloney
• blindly inserted bougies
placed into the esophagus by the treating physician
or patient.
• They are passed in sequentially increasing sizes to dilate the obstructed area.
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Savary-Gilliard
• Use Guidewire during endoscopy
• Billable for radiographic interpretation
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Balloon Dilatation
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Endoscopy report and billing
• Dictation system
• Electronic medical record
-Provation
-gMed
-EndoSoft
-Endoeasy
-Mediscope
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Report : Key subject areas
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Provation MD Gastroenterology
• Develop in 2002
• Widely used in hospital and ambulatory surgical center (ASC)
• Automatic coding system
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Other details
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GI endoscopy coding guide
• Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is maintained by the American Medical Association through the CPT Editorial Panel.
• International Classification of Diseases :
ICD-9 / ICD-10
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CPT code
• Current Procedural Terminology code is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
• The AMA holds the copyright for the CPT coding system.
• Despite the copyrighted nature of the CPT code sets, the use of the code is mandated by almost all health insurance payment and information systems, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and HIPAA
• As a result, it is necessary for most users of the CPT code to pay license fees for access to the code
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ICD
• The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is published by the World Health Organization (WHO)
• It is known as a health care classification system that provides codes to classify diseases.
• It is used in several aspect of health care, including reimbursement.
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Approved ICD-9 : Indication - EGD
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Colonoscopy
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Challenge
• Think outside of CPT code book.
• Get familiar with Gastroenterology report / dictation system.
• Good communication with your gastroenterologist.
• Coding for multiple endoscopy procedures.
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• The multiple endoscopy policy for Medicare went into effect April 1, 1993, and is still current as of today. This policy is in the MCM section 15038 and states:
• Multiple Endoscopies for multiple endoscopic procedures, use the full value of the highest valued endoscopy plus the difference between the next highest and the base endoscopy (the parent code).
• For example, in the course of performing fiberoptic colonoscopy (code 45378), a physician performs a biopsy (code 45380) and removes a polyp by snare (45385). Both codes contain the value of the base endoscopy, code 45378. Use the actual value of the code 45385 plus the difference between 45380 and 45378 to figure your reimbursement.
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Solution to “clean claim”
1. Make sure that there is a preoperative
and post-operative diagnosis.
Even if the endoscopy is negative, go back to the original reason for the procedure as the diagnosis for the endoscopy.
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2. Be specific as to how the biopsy/polypectomy was performed.
The phrase, “multiple polypectomies" does not give enough information to submit a claim.
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3. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.
In order to get paid for the different techniques in different sites within the intestine, the location of the lesion is essential in order to apply the modifier –59.
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4. If multiple biopsies were taken during the session, make sure to also add how much additional time, work, and effort was involved.
i.e. : colonoscopy for Inflammatory bowel disease surveillance take >30 biopsies
• There may be support for a –22 modifier if documented.
• Codes that describe biopsy(s) should only be reported once regardless of the number of biopsies performed.
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5. EGD and colonoscopies performed at the same session do not need a –59 modifier on either procedure as they are not bundled together.
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6. Control bleeding that occurs spontaneously or as a result of traumatic injury ( ie: postpolypectomy bleeding) and not as a result of another type of operative intervention IS billable.
* Some electronic medical record will not automatically add this code to the report, depending on how your physician puts it in.
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7. Incomplete Colonoscopy
– The inability to extend beyond the splenic flexure is billed and paid using colonoscopy code 45378 with modifier –53.
*The report needs to specify the reason for this.
Poor bowel prep – etc.
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8. If the intent of a colonoscopy was for screening and a polyp or lesion is found and treatment is done, then the colonoscopy is billed as a surgical procedure and two diagnoses should be used.
Example: V76.51 Screening for Colon Cancer 211.3 Polyp • Listing the Screening Diagnosis primary, but linking the 211.3 to the
CPT procedure code can waive the deductible for the patient as they presented for a screening and should not be penalized if a polyp is found.
• For Medicare MODIFIER –PT. Screening presentation converted to Diagnostic Procedure. Medicare Deductible WAIVED. MUST use the V76.51 as the primary diagnosis. If the patient is NON-Medicare, then the -33 modifier is used on the diagnostic endoscopy.
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9. Anemia unspecified (285.9) is not covered by most Medicare payers for colonoscopy and/or upper GI endoscopy.
• Be specific as to iron deficiency anemia substantiated by iron studies.
• This needs to be in the report. 280.0 or 280.9 is most often a covered contributing diagnosis.
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New ICD-9 Codes
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• ICD-10 in October 2014
• Much greater complexity
• Physicians and practices will adapt it over 2 years.
• Oct 1, 2014 – regular update of ICD-10 will start
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Summary
• Understand the report system at your practice.
• Good communication and feedback with your physician.
• Double check “automatic coding system” by the electronic medical record.
• Location, Indication and Detail of each procedures
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• Questions