Question: Our gastroenterologist treats a patient whose gastrojejunostomy tube has migrated to his stomach. The gastroenterologist perfoms a problem focused interval history and exam, after which he decides to perform an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to reposition the tube. How should I code this scenario, considering there’s no code for repositioning a G tube?Kentucky Subscriber
Answer: Based on the scenario given, the patient’s percutaneous jejunostomy tube (J tube) slipped and became a percutaneous gastrostomy tube (G tube). [...]
