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Can You Pinpoint Duodenal Stent Insertion Code?

Published on Thu Mar 17, 2022

Question: Which code applies when the physician places a duodenal stent during endoscopy? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: Stents are inserted endoscopically and used to hold open the lumen of the GI tract at the location it is released. Commonly, stents are used to preserve the esophageal lumen in cases of inoperable cancer. They also are used in other parts of the gastrointestinal system [...]
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