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43268 and 43269 Double Up Placement/Removal Service
Published on Tue May 14, 2013
Question: The patient had a 7 French stent. Our general surgeon performed an ERCP to remove the stent and replace it with a 10 French x 9 cm, with decompression of the biliary tree in standard fashion. Should I report 43268 and 43269-59?
Kansas Subscriber Answer: No, what you suggest is not proper coding.