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CT-guided Gastrostomy Access

Date: Oct 18, 2021

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"Patient had a gastric bypass surgery and now needs a gastrostomy tube insertion. Under CT guidance, access was achieved with a 5 French Yueh catheter. The stomach was insufflated, and four gastropexy sutures were placed within the remnant stomach. Intraprocedural spot CT images demonstrated there to be gas and contrast within the gastric lumen, confirming positioning. Sterile dressings were applied, and the patient was transferred to the Interventional Radiology department for gastrostomy catheter placement." Can anything be coded for this CY portion, or is it part of the gastrostomy insertion? The catheter was placed in IR.

Question ID : 16043
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