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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 87.62

Upper gi series
  • A series of x-rays of the upper digestive (gastrointestinal, or GI) system that are taken after a person drinks a barium solution, which outlines the digestive organs on the x-rays.
  • Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Radiography is an x-ray examination of the esophagus, stomach and first part of the small intestine following coating with barium solution via ingestion.
  • 87.62 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
  • 87.62 contains 2 index entries
  • View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 87.* hierarchy

Index entries containing 87.62:

Radiography (diagnostic) NEC 88.39
  • digestive tract NEC 87.69
    • upper GI series 87.62
    Upper GI series (x-ray) 87.62