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43244 - varices

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Procedure / Servicevarices
Procedure / Service Description

intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance necessary to complete the intervention; - 43243 esophageal/gastric varices Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with band ligation of esophageal/gastric 43244 varices Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with dilation of gastric/duodenal 43245 stricture(s) (eg, balloon, bougie)

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