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| Short Descr | ES SPH AUGMNT DEVICE REMOVAL | Medium Descr | ESOPHGL SPHINCTER AUGMENT DEVICE REMOVAL | Long Descr | Removal of esophageal sphincter augmentation device | Status Code | Carriers Price the Code | Global Days | YYY - Carrier Determines Whether Global Concept Applies | PC/TC Indicator (26, TC) | 0 - Physician Service Code | Multiple Procedures (51) | 0 - No payment adjustment rules for multiple procedures apply. | Bilateral Surgery (50) | 0 - 150% payment adjustment for bilateral procedures does NOT apply. | Physician Supervisions | 9 - Concept does not apply. | Assistant Surgeon (80, 82) | 0 - Payment restriction for assistants at surgery applies to this procedure... | Co-Surgeons (62) | 0 - Co-surgeons not permitted for this procedure. | Team Surgery (66) | 0 - Team surgeons not permitted for this procedure. | Diagnostic Imaging Family | 99 - Concept Does Not Apply | APC Status Indicator | T-Packaged Codes | Berenson-Eggers TOS (BETOS) | P8I - Endoscopy - other | MUE | Not applicable/unspecified. |
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| 2016-12-31 | Deleted | Code deleted. See 43285. |
| 2016-01-01 | Added | First appearance in codebook. |
| 2015-07-01 | Added | Added |
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