Question: The gastroenterologist injected epinephrine into a duodenal ulcer to control active bleeding during endoscopy with biopsy (43239). How should I report this?
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Answer: The answer depends on what sort of bleeding your gastroenterologist treated. Go back to the procedure documentation and determine whether the ulcer was bleeding prior to the biopsy or if the biopsy caused the bleed. Then, choose from the following coding options based on the answer:
Option 1: If the ulcer was [...]
