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Interventional Gastroenterology Coding

 

CPT® Code Description
43219 Esophagoscopy, rigid or flexible; with insertion of plastic tube or stent
43215 Esophagoscopy, rigid or flexible; with removal of foreign body
43247 Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy; with removal of foreign body
43269 ERCP; with endoscopic retrograde removal of foreign body and/or change of tube or stent

 

HCPCS® Code Description
C1874 Stent, coated/covered, with delivery system

 

 

CPT® Code Description
31631 Bronchoscopy; with tracheal/bronchial dilation and placement of tracheal stent.
31636 Bronchoscopy with trachel/bronchial dilation and placement of bronchial stent, initial bronchus.
31638 Bronchoscopy; with tracheal/bronchial dilation and revision of tracheal or bronchial stent inserted at previous session.
31635 Bronchoscopy; with removal of foreign body

 

HCPCS® Code Description
C1874 Stent, coated/covered, with delivery system.

 

 

Biliary Coding

 

CPT® Code Description
43268 ERCP; with endoscopic retrograde insertion of tube or stent into bile or pantcreatic duct
43269 ERCP; with endoscopic retrograde removal of foreign body and/or change of tube or stent

 

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