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Reader Questions: Give pH Monitoring a New Treatment

Published in Gastroenterology Coding Alert, July 2010

Question: I can’t find a CPT that takes into account the prolonged nature of a seven-hour pH electrode test for GERD. How should I report it?
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Answer: You will not find a code describing prolonged pH electrode testing for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) because CPT eliminated that code in 2005.
You should now report all catheter pH-monitoring sessions with 91034 (Esophagus, gastroesophageal reflux test; with  nasal catheter pH electrode[s] placement, recording, analysis and interpretation). For instance, [...]


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Published in Gastroenterology Coding Alert, July 2010
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