MTRC has released European reimbursement for diagnostic endoscopic procedures on the upper GI tract in 11 EU countries

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Apr 2019

The report presents a summary of reimbursement situation for diagnostic endoscopic procedures on the upper gastrointestinal tract for benign and malignant diseases in outpatient settings. The following procedures will be considered: esophagoscopy, gastroscopy, duodenoscopy. The analysis covers procedure coding, payment mechanism, reimbursement tariffs and policy restrictions in 11 EU countries including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Report was developed using an official reimbursement information. You can learn more and request sample pages at the report’s page.

It is possible to order analysis only for individual countries and add procedure volume data.

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