CPT^® 43420, Under Repair Procedures on the Esophagus

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 43420 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Esophagus.

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Summary

The provider closes a previously placed esophagostomy or fistula through a cervical approach, i.e., through the neck. Typically, the wound or injury for which the esophagostomy was placed has healed, and the patient no longer needs to be fed through a tube.

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