AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 12 (December)

Surgery: Digestive System (December 2007)

December 2007 page 12d Bonus Feature:Surgery: Digestive System Question: During endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, is the removal of sludge considered the same as removal of stone(s)? Answer: Yes code 43264, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP); with endoscopic retrograde removal of calculus/calculi from biliary and/or pancreatic ducts, should be reported when, during the ERCP, the "removal of sludge" is performed. Surgery: Digestive System (December 2007). CPT® Assistant. 2007; December 2007 page 12d ...

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