General Surgery Coding Alert

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Prepare for CPT® 2014 Esophagoscopy Overhaul

Distinguish ‘rigid’ and ‘flexible’ scopes. You’ll need to “rewrite” your esophagoscopy reporting beginning Jan 1, 2014 because CPT® entirely rewrites the codes in that section of the CPT® manual. With 12 new codes, two deleted codes, and 14 revised codes in the range 43191-43232, you have a lot to learn by the first of the year. Read on to make [...]
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