The National Library of Medicine (NLM) explains that EGD is one type of endoscopic procedure that allows doctors to view the upper GI tract. Learn more about endoscopy here.

WebMD explains the upper endoscopy -- how the procedure is used to diagnose digestive problems like acid reflux or identify inflammation, ulcers, and tumors.

PART 1 Oral cavity, pharynx and esophagus. GI Motility online (2006) doi:10.1038/gimo93 Published 16 May 2006. How to perform unsedated, transnasal aerodigestive and upper GI endoscopy (Transnasal ...

While this latter effect is positive for increasing satiety, in anesthetic procedures it can present an increased risk for patients, such as those undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (EGD ...

Endoscopy procedures for the digestive system—upper endoscopy and colonoscopy—are similar in that they require preparation ...

The joint American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Task Force on Quality in Endoscopy has issued updated quality indicators for all ...

Effective July 1, 2023, the APC assignment for CPT 0652T (transnasal diagnostic EGD) and 0653T (transnasal EGD with biopsy) will change from APC 5301 (Level 1 Upper GI Procedures) to APC 5302 ...

Of the patients 123 (22.4 percent) had more than one EGD within three years. The top reasons for deviation from the guidelines included inappropriate proton pump inhibitor trial prior to endoscopy, ...

In pooled findings from nine studies, patients undergoing endoscopy while taking GLP-1 receptor agonists had no increased risk of aspiration compared to patients not taking the medications (pooled ...

Injections of epinephrine through an upper endoscopy are coded as 43255. This injection would be included in the ASC facility fee and would not be reimbursed separately from an ...