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.
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.
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