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CPT® 2016:

3 Steps Direct Biliary Drainage Catheter Coding

Published on Fri Jun 17, 2016

Avoid ‘stent’ terminology for emptying bile duct. With five new codes and a host of new instructions, you need to understand the CPT® 2016 code options for reporting catheter placement, exchange, or removal when your surgeon performs a procedure to manage bile-duct drainage. Follow our three expert tips to make sure you know how to use the new drainage codes, [...]
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