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| ISSN |
1948-5190 (online) |
| Open Access |
This is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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| Publisher |
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
| Website |
http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Letter to the Editor |
| Article Title |
Lack of proper reimbursement is hampering adoption of minimally invasive gastrointestinal endoscopy in North America
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
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Shahzad Iqbal, Aman Ali, Arham Razzaq and Eman Shahzad |
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| Corresponding Author |
Shahzad Iqbal, AGAF, FACG, FASGE, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Good Samaritan Hospital, 1111 Montauk Highway, Floor 3rd, West Islip, NY 11795, United States. siqbal50@gmail.com |
| Key Words |
Endoscopic submucosal dissection; Lack of reimbursement; Current procedural terminology; Minimally invasive gastrointestinal endoscopy; North America; |
| Core Tip |
Despite being minimally invasive and cost-effective alternates to surgery for removal of large gastrointestinal mucosal lesions, Endoscopic submucosal dissection has no approved or listed current procedural terminology for billing. It leads to much higher denial rate by the health insurance companies in North America. This scenario is highlighted in our article and is a hurdle in adoption of such useful techniques in private practice set-up. |
| Publish Date |
2019-12-17 08:01 |
| Citation |
Iqbal S, Ali A, Razzaq A, Shahzad E. Lack of proper reimbursement is hampering adoption of minimally invasive gastrointestinal endoscopy in North America. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2020; 12(1): 49-52 |
| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v12/i1/49.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v12.i1.49 |
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