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43248 - passage of dilator(s) through esophagus over guide wire

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Procedure / Servicepassage of dilator(s) through esophagus over guide wire
Procedure / Service Description

intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance necessary to complete the intervention; - 43247 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with removal of foreign body Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with insertion of guide wire followed by 43248 passage of dilator(s) through esophagus over guide wire Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with transendoscopic balloon dilation of 43249 esophagus (less than 30 mm diameter)

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