Question

23 - an 18 year old female was found with a suicide note and an empty bottle of tylenol. she was rushed into the emergency department where she had a large - bore gastric lavage tube inserted into her stomach and the contents were evacuated. how will you code this scenario?
a - 43756
b - 43752
c - 43753
d - 43754

Explanation:

In medical coding, the insertion of a large - bore gastric lavage tube for evacuation of stomach contents in a case of suspected overdose (as in this case of Tylenol ingestion) is typically coded based on the CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes. Code 43753 is used for gastric lavage.

Answer:

C. 43753