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What is the cpt-4 code for bilateral diagnostic nasal endoscopy The physician inserted an endoscope into the left nostril to evaluate nasal structures The right nostril was also examined?
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Instrument used to view the anus and rectum?
The common terms are endoscopy or sigmoidoscopy or endoscope.
Which instrument examines internal parts of the body?
endoscopy
What is the diagnostic code for nasal endoscopy?
Nasal endoscopy is a procedure, not a diagnosis, so it doesn't have a diagnostic code.
Who gives an endoscopy?
A gastroenterologist would give an endoscopy by using an endoscope, a flexible tube with a light and camera attached to it, to examine the digestive tract.
What type of endoscopy is always included in a surgical endoscopy and would therefore never by reported separately?
A surgical endoscopy always includes a diagnostic endoscopy.
What type of endoscopy is always included in a surgical endoscopy and would therefore never be reported separately?
There is no surgery to have a endoscopy. They give you meds go to sleep, they put a scope down your throat and look around. If they see something they may take a snip of it.
What precautions does a sinus endoscopy need?
Insertion of the Endoscope may cause a gag reflex and some discomfort, however, no special precautions are required to prepare for nasal endoscopy.
What has the author Leonidas H Berry written?
Leonidas H. Berry has written: 'Gastrointestinal pan-endoscopy' -- subject(s): Diagnosis, Digestive organs, Diseases, Endoscope and endoscopy, Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Gastrointestinal system
What is a Given Diagnostic Imaging System?
aka capsule endoscopy
How would you code a procedure that started as a diagnostic endoscopy and then the physician changed to a surgical endoscopy.?
In this case, the physician probably noticed something that required more attention to detail. This is why the surgery was ordered instead of a diagnostic test.
What is the name of the process of viewing the esophagus?
There is a procedure called an endoscopy which is done with an endoscope, this is used to look at the esophagus and the stomach. This process is done by a gastroenterologist.
What is a rectoscopy?
A rectoscopy is one of many components under endoscopy, which basically means looking inside the body for medical reasons. The instrument used is called an endoscope. This device goes inside the organ to properly observe from the inside.A rectoscopy specifically is the endoscopy of the rectum, which is an organ used in defecation. Essentially the endoscope is inserted into a place where the "sun don't shine," so to speak.
