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CPT® 2013 Strategies:

Zero In On The Right Endomicroscopy Code With This Advice

Published on Tue Apr 23, 2013

Hint: Don’t always report the interpretation of images separately. To accurately report the two new CPT® 2013 codes for “optical endomicroscopy,” namely 43206 and 43252, focus on the extent of scope to understand when to apply these codes. You will also need to understand what other procedures codes you cannot separately report when your gastroenterologist performs them along with endomicroscopy. [...]
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