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Look to 43238 for EGD

Published on Wed Jan 27, 2021

Question: A patient presented to our practice for suspected esophageal cancer or abnormality. The gastroenterologist inspected the upper GI tract with a flexible endoscope using high frequency transendoscopic ultrasound and extracting fine needle aspirates at three sites. Should we report 43237 or 43240? Georgia Subscriber Answer: Neither code you suggest is the best choice for this case. The best code [...]
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