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General Surgery Coding Alert

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Scope Advancement Leads Code Selection

Published on Thu Mar 13, 2014

Question: During a colonoscopy, the surgeon noted “a fungating circumferential bleeding mass of malignant appearance in the proximal rectum and distal sigmoid colon at 15 cm from the anus. The mass caused a partial obstruction. The scope could not traverse the lesion and the exam could not be finished. Cold forceps biopsies were performed. Four 1 ml india ink injections were [...]
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