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If a patient had a G-tube, D- or J-tube, or G-J tube previously and needs a new one placed through a new access, would

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What code doe we report for pulmonary stress testing to evaluate dyspnea?

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What happens when a physician converts an external drainage catheter to an internal-external drainage catheter? Is this an exchange? Is there a code that

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