• ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    A colonoscopy was performed on a patient through a stoma, and a sigmoidoscopy was performed on the same patient on the same day. Can I bill both codes together?

  • Case 18: Pancreas

    A 57-year-old male presents to the clinic with complaints of abdominal pain in the epigastric region radiating to the back. Pain worsens postprandially, usually after a heavy meal. Episodes have occurred on and off the last six months.

  • ASGE Colorectal Cancer Screening Project Update

    ASGE is making great progress on its Colorectal Cancer Screening Project, an effort designed to increase the follow-up colonoscopy rate for uninsured and underinsured people who have an abnormal stool-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test.

  • Embracing Equity: Fostering Diversity in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

    As we observe National Minority Health Month, it is crucial to reflect on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the GI field.

  • ASGE Leaders Advocate on Capitol Hill During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

    During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the ASGE Health and Public Policy Committee made significant strides on Capitol Hill, engaging in over 40 meetings to champion critical health care reforms important to our members and patients.

  • Celebrating the Team’s Drive to Provide High-Quality Care

    Pictured is the team at Backus Hospital Endoscopy Center, a new honoree in the ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program (EURP)..

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    We have a patient who had a colonoscopy in August 2014, and one sigmoid polyp was removed. In the operation note, it was originally put in the plan to repeat the colonoscopy in five years.

  • New Kentucky CRC Newsletter Designed to Educate and Engage Key Stakeholders

    CCPP founder and ASGE member Whitney Jones, MD, explains, “We are ramping up our efforts to improve CRC outcomes through general awareness and evidence-based interventions.”

  • Case 17: General GI

    A 65-year-old female is hospitalized following right hip replacement three days ago. A GI consult is requested for evaluation of abdominal distention. She has poor oral intake. She's receiving regularly scheduled intravenous (IV) morphine for hip pain.

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    Can the new CPT code G2211 which went into effect on January 1, 2024, be used in GI practices?

  • “Time-Out” Process Study

    Successful applicants to the ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program submit a summary of a recently conducted quality improvement (QI) project as part of the application process.

  • Modern Staffing Solutions for Practices

    The COVID-19 pandemic triggered one of the worst job crises. As we exit the COVID-19 pandemic, the employment picture has changed dramatically.

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    We have a patient in the hospital who has a G-tube that the patient says is too small—medications are difficult to give, and feeds are too slow. Our doctor exchanged the tube at the bedside. Would this be considered just a visit and not a procedure?

  • Improving Scheduling of Esophageal Motility Procedures

    The purpose of this study was to identify what factors result in delayed scheduling of patients for EMS/pH procedures.

  • Case 16: Interventional Endoscopy

    A 61-year-old male with a history of hypertension, well-controlled on metoprolol, presents with complaint of left upper quadrant abdominal pain, bloating and dyspepsia after meals for four months.