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09-12-2007, 09:18 AM

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Coding Challenge - Help Needed

Any experience coders can help me with a delima. patient had two esophagus and stomach. Dr had to remove one of the esophagus because of various problems. the codes that are available includes replacing or redirecting 43107; 43108; 43124; 43113 OR 43130 with reduce modifier 52 The doctor removed the esophagus but nothing else was done because the patient has an EXTRA. Its a rare situation. Help.....
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