LCD Reference Article Billing and Coding Article

Billing and Coding: Wireless Capsule Endoscopy

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A56727
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Article Title
Billing and Coding: Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
07/25/2019
Revision Effective Date
10/01/2023
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The information in this article contains billing, coding or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy L36427.

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Coding Information

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CPT/HCPCS Codes

Group 1

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Group 1 Codes
Code Description
91110 GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IMAGING, INTRALUMINAL (EG, CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY), ESOPHAGUS THROUGH ILEUM, WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORT
91111 GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IMAGING, INTRALUMINAL (EG, CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY), ESOPHAGUS WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORT
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ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity

Group 1

(73 Codes)
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Covered if criteria are met for 91110. If the procedure is performed for a covered diagnosis in Group 1 but the study cannot be completed in a circumstance where the capsule is unable to pass the pyloric junction, the incomplete study should be billed as CPT® 91111 with a Group 1 ICD-10 code.

Group 1 Codes
Code Description
C7A.010 Malignant carcinoid tumor of the duodenum
C7A.011 Malignant carcinoid tumor of the jejunum
C7A.012 Malignant carcinoid tumor of the ileum
C7A.019 Malignant carcinoid tumor of the small intestine, unspecified portion
D3A.010 Benign carcinoid tumor of the duodenum
D3A.011 Benign carcinoid tumor of the jejunum
D3A.012 Benign carcinoid tumor of the ileum
D3A.019 Benign carcinoid tumor of the small intestine, unspecified portion
D50.0 Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic)
D50.9 Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified
D62 Acute posthemorrhagic anemia
D72.89 Other specified disorders of white blood cells
K50.00 Crohn's disease of small intestine without complications
K50.011 Crohn's disease of small intestine with rectal bleeding
K50.014 Crohn's disease of small intestine with abscess
K50.018 Crohn's disease of small intestine with other complication
K50.019 Crohn's disease of small intestine with unspecified complications
K50.111 Crohn's disease of large intestine with rectal bleeding
K50.114 Crohn's disease of large intestine with abscess
K50.118 Crohn's disease of large intestine with other complication
K50.119 Crohn's disease of large intestine with unspecified complications
K50.80 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine without complications
K50.811 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with rectal bleeding
K50.814 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with abscess
K50.818 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with other complication
K50.819 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with unspecified complications
K50.911 Crohn's disease, unspecified, with rectal bleeding
K50.914 Crohn's disease, unspecified, with abscess
K50.918 Crohn's disease, unspecified, with other complication
K50.919 Crohn's disease, unspecified, with unspecified complications
K52.0 Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiation
K52.1 Toxic gastroenteritis and colitis
K52.81 Eosinophilic gastritis or gastroenteritis
K52.89 Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
K52.9 Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
K55.011 Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
K55.012 Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
K55.019 Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine, extent unspecified
K55.021 Focal (segmental) acute infarction of small intestine
K55.022 Diffuse acute infarction of small intestine
K55.029 Acute infarction of small intestine, extent unspecified
K55.051 Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part unspecified
K55.052 Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part unspecified
K55.059 Acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part and extent unspecified
K55.061 Focal (segmental) acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified
K55.062 Diffuse acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified
K55.069 Acute infarction of intestine, part and extent unspecified
K55.30 Necrotizing enterocolitis, unspecified
K55.31 Stage 1 necrotizing enterocolitis
K55.32 Stage 2 necrotizing enterocolitis
K55.33 Stage 3 necrotizing enterocolitis
K56.51 Intestinal adhesions [bands], with partial obstruction
K56.600 Partial intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause
K56.690 Other partial intestinal obstruction
K90.0 Celiac disease
K91.31 Postprocedural partial intestinal obstruction
K92.0 Hematemesis
K92.1 Melena
K92.2 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified
Q85.81 PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome
Q85.82 Other Cowden syndrome
Q85.89 Other phakomatoses, not elsewhere classified
R10.10 Upper abdominal pain, unspecified
R10.11 Right upper quadrant pain
R10.12 Left upper quadrant pain
R10.13 Epigastric pain
R10.30 Lower abdominal pain, unspecified
R10.31 Right lower quadrant pain
R10.32 Left lower quadrant pain
R10.33 Periumbilical pain
R10.84 Generalized abdominal pain
R10.9 Unspecified abdominal pain
R19.7 Diarrhea, unspecified

Group 2

(14 Codes)
Group 2 Paragraph

CPT® 91111 should be billed with a Group 2 ICD-10 code when the purpose of the study is to examine only the esophagus to the level of the gastroesophageal junction.

Group 2 Codes
Code Description
I85.00 Esophageal varices without bleeding
I85.01 Esophageal varices with bleeding
I85.11 Secondary esophageal varices with bleeding
K70.2 Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver
K70.30 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver without ascites
K70.31 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites
K74.00 Hepatic fibrosis, unspecified
K74.01 Hepatic fibrosis, early fibrosis
K74.02 Hepatic fibrosis, advanced fibrosis
K74.3 Primary biliary cirrhosis
K74.4 Secondary biliary cirrhosis
K74.5 Biliary cirrhosis, unspecified
K74.60 Unspecified cirrhosis of liver
K74.69 Other cirrhosis of liver
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ICD-10-CM Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity

Group 1

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Bill Type Codes

Contractors may specify Bill Types to help providers identify those Bill Types typically used to report this service. Absence of a Bill Type does not guarantee that the article does not apply to that Bill Type. Complete absence of all Bill Types indicates that coverage is not influenced by Bill Type and the article should be assumed to apply equally to all claims.

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Revenue Codes

Contractors may specify Revenue Codes to help providers identify those Revenue Codes typically used to report this service. In most instances Revenue Codes are purely advisory. Unless specified in the article, services reported under other Revenue Codes are equally subject to this coverage determination. Complete absence of all Revenue Codes indicates that coverage is not influenced by Revenue Code and the article should be assumed to apply equally to all Revenue Codes.

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Other Coding Information

Group 1

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Coding Table Information

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Revision History Information

Revision History Date Revision History Number Revision History Explanation
10/01/2023 R6

Under ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes the description was revised for Q85.81. This revision is due to the Annual ICD-10-CM Update and will become effective on 10/1/23.

10/01/2022 R5

Under ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes deleted Q85.8 and added Q85.81, Q85.82, Q85.89. This revision is due to the Annual ICD-10-CM Update and will become effective on 10/1/22.

01/01/2022 R4

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes the description was revised for 91110 and 91111. This revision is due to the 2022 Annual CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is effective on January 1, 2022.

10/01/2020 R3

Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 2: Codes deleted K74.0 and added K74.00, K74.01 and K74.02. This revision is due to the Annual ICD-10 Code Update and is effective on 10/1/20.

10/24/2019 R2

This article is being revised in order to adhere to CMS requirements per chapter 13, section 13.5.1 of the Program Integrity Manual, to remove all coding from LCDs and incorporate into related Billing and Coding Articles. Regulations regarding billing and coding were removed from the CMS National Coverage Policy section of the related Wireless Capsule Endoscopy L36427 LCD and placed in this article.

07/25/2019 R1

All coding located in the Coding Information section has been removed from the related Wireless Capsule Endoscopy L36427 LCD and added to this article.

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Medicare BPM Ch 15.50.2 SAD Determinations
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Keywords

  • Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
  • Capsule Endoscopy