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    Wiki ERCP w/ stent removal and stent placement not in same areas

    I would like insight into how you would code the following stent removal not in the same area as subsequent placement(s) - 1 stent removed from biliary tree, 1 stent placed into left hepatic duct, 1 stent placed into right hepatic duct. One stent was removed from the biliary tree using a...
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    Wiki Need help coding ERCP Stent Exchange

    Should the appropriate codes be: 43274, 47537 or just 43276? We did not originally place the PTC and the removal of PTC through abdominal wall is what's throwing me off. Indication: Known Pancreatic cancer with malignant common bile duct obstruction. ERCP for exchange of stent/internalization...
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