CPT Knowledgebase - Oct 26, 2017

A physician performs an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in which the scope was advanced to the second portion of the duodenum. The scope was slowly withdrawn. The physician performed dilatation for a Schatzki ring in the gastroesophageal (GE) junction using a Maloney bougie. Would the use of a Maloney bougie justify reporting code 43248 in this scenario?

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