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Get to Know Codes for Varices Treatment
Published on Tue Dec 22, 2020
Question: How should we code for the gastroenterologist’s work treating esophageal and gastric varices? Texas Subscriber Answer: Gastroenterologists typically treat esophageal and gastric varices (enlarged blood vessels) using one of two methods: endoscopic sclerotherapy and band ligation. In the first step of endoscopic sclerotherapy, the gastroenterologist passes a needle through an endoscope into the esophagus and injects the varices with [...]