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Code This Complication Correctly

Published on Fri May 17, 2024

Question: The surgeon carried out a flexible sigmoidoscopy with the initial plan of band ligation for internal hemorrhoids. However, during the process, the surgeon inadvertently triggered variceal bleeding. This was managed with sclerotherapy, and as a result, the band ligation was not completed. Should I report 45350 and 46500? North Dakota Subscriber Answer: No, you should not report both 45350 (Sigmoidoscopy, flexible; [...]
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