CPT® 43210, Under Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Procedures
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 43210 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Procedures.
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Summary
The provider inserts a thin, flexible, lighted tubular instrument through the patient's mouth to examine the passage between the mouth and stomach (esophagus), stomach, and the first part of the small intestine (duodenum). He also performs a complete or partial fundoplasty where he wraps the gastric fundus around the esophagus for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux. The procedure may include duodenoscopy.
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