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Published on Tue May 19, 2020

Question: Our surgeon performed an EGD with lesion ablation. The op note also documents that the surgeon needed to use a plasma coagulator to control extensive bleeding that occurred following the ablation. Can we separately bill the ablation and bleeding control? Kansas Subscriber Answer: No, you should not bill both 43270 (Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with ablation of tumor(s), polyp(s), or [...]
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