Here are 24 statistics on physician, ambulatory surgery center and hospital Medicare reimbursement for GI hot biopsy procedures, according to Boston Scientific's 2014 Procedural Reimbursement Guide for Endoscopy.
EGD, flexible transoral with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s) or other lesion(s) with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 43250)
• Physician office payment: $466
• Physician facility payment: $187
• HOPD payment: $1,013
• ASC payment: $560
Small intestinal endoscopy, enteroscopy beyond second portion of duodenum, not including ileum with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s) or other lesion(s) with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 44365)
• Physician office payment: $200
• Physician facility payment: $200
• HOPD payment: $1,233
• ASC payment: $681
Colonoscopy through stroma, with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s) or other lesion(s) with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 44392)
• Physician office payment: $446
• Physician facility payment: $226
• HOPD payment: $737
• ASC payment: $407
Proctosigmoidoscopy, rigid, with removal of single tumor, polyp or other lesion with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 45308)
• Physician office payment: $221
• Physician facility payment: $90
• HOPD payment: $779
• ASC payment: $431
Sigmoidoscopy, flexible, with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s) or other lesion(s) with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 45333)
• Physician office payment: $301
• Physician facility payment: $113
• HOPD payment: $461
• ASC payment: $255
Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure, with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s) or other lesion(s) with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 45384)
• Physician office payment: $471
• Physician facility payment: $277
• HOPD payment: $737
• ASC payment: $407
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EGD, flexible transoral with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s) or other lesion(s) with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 43250)
• Physician office payment: $466
• Physician facility payment: $187
• HOPD payment: $1,013
• ASC payment: $560
Small intestinal endoscopy, enteroscopy beyond second portion of duodenum, not including ileum with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s) or other lesion(s) with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 44365)
• Physician office payment: $200
• Physician facility payment: $200
• HOPD payment: $1,233
• ASC payment: $681
Colonoscopy through stroma, with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s) or other lesion(s) with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 44392)
• Physician office payment: $446
• Physician facility payment: $226
• HOPD payment: $737
• ASC payment: $407
Proctosigmoidoscopy, rigid, with removal of single tumor, polyp or other lesion with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 45308)
• Physician office payment: $221
• Physician facility payment: $90
• HOPD payment: $779
• ASC payment: $431
Sigmoidoscopy, flexible, with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s) or other lesion(s) with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 45333)
• Physician office payment: $301
• Physician facility payment: $113
• HOPD payment: $461
• ASC payment: $255
Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure, with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s) or other lesion(s) with hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (CPT 45384)
• Physician office payment: $471
• Physician facility payment: $277
• HOPD payment: $737
• ASC payment: $407
CPT copyright 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
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