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Check Your Options for Submucosal Injections

Published on Wed Jan 27, 2021

Question: Our gastroenterologist performed a submucosal injection during endoscopy. Which code applies? Florida Subscriber Answer: CPT® includes dedicated injection codes that apply when the physician inspects the submucosal area during upper or lower GI endoscopy and injects a therapeutic drug. The physician may also use a submucosal injection to mark a lesion (with a substance such as India ink) or [...]
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