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Count Stents In Some Circumstances

Published on Mon Jul 18, 2016

Question: Treatment for a biliary cancer patient involved placing two separate bile-duct stents through a single percutaneous access. This was a new access. Can we bill for two stent placements? Indiana Subscriber Answer: You can bill for two stent placements in this case. Given that you do not mention placement of separate biliary drainage catheter, the correct code is 47539 (Placement of [...]
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