Definition
Programs that provide total nutritional requirements for people who are unable to take food orally utilizing a tube (G-tube) that delivers liquid nutrients directly into the stomach via a surgically-created opening (stoma) in the abdominal wall. A special kind of G-tube tube may be inserted by means of an endoscopic procedure and is called a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube.
URL Name
LT-8300-8500-250
Third Level Code
LT-8300
Taxonomy Code
LT-8300.8500-250
Parent Code
LT-8300.8500
Family Code
L
Second Level Code
LT
Fifth Level Code
LT-8300-8500-250
Fourth Level Code
LT-8300-8500
Use References
Gastronomy Feeding, G Tube Feeding, PEG Tube Feeding, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Feeding
Publication Status
Draft