Question

What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for a patient suffering from cirrhosis of the liver from alcohol abuse who presents with a history of coffee ground emesis (bleeding) and is diagnosed with esophageal gastric varices, and two days later, undergoes variceal ligation with bands via an UGI endoscopy?

Answer 1

This response addresses the need to identify appropriate CPT code for endoscopic band ligation and ICD-10-CM codes for alcoholic cirrhosis and esophageal varices with bleeding. Specific code numbers are not provided and should be referenced from the current coding manuals.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct CPT codes and ICD-10-CM codes for a patient suffering from cirrhosis of the liver caused by alcohol abuse, presenting with a history of coffee ground emesis (bleeding), and diagnosed with esophageal gastric varices who then undergoes variceal ligation with bands via an upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy are as follows:

• CPT code for the endoscopic band ligation procedure.
• ICD-10-CM code for alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver.
• ICD-10-CM code for esophageal varices with bleeding, given the coffee ground emesis.

It is important to note that specific code numbers are not provided in this response, as coding requires up-to-date access to the current year's CPT and ICD-10-CM manuals, which can also be subject to payer-specific coding requirements.