Gastroesophageal and Gastrointestinal (GI) Services and Procedures
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This Medicare Advantage medical policy addresses coverage guidance and applicable Medicare coverage resources for selected gastroesophageal and gastrointestinal diagnostic procedures, neurostimulation therapies, and endoscopic myotomy procedures. It directs providers to applicable Medicare LCDs/LCAs or related commercial policies when Medicare has not established coverage criteria.
Coverage rationale language addressing virtual upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was removed.
CPT codes 76497 and 76498 were removed from the applicable codes section.
The list of documents available in the Medicare Coverage Database was updated to reflect current information.
The previous policy version MMP039.19 was archived as part of the revision.
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