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Jeremy Presented to the ED Complaining of Severe Odynophagia After

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Jeremy presented to the ED complaining of severe odynophagia after eating chicken wings. Upon initial x-rays, no perforation of the esophagus was noted. The gastrointestinal specialist was called, and the patient was taken to the endoscopy suite. There, with the patient under moderate sedation, the gastroenterologist performed an esophagoscopy and removed a small chicken bone lodged in the esophagus above the diaphragm. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s) :


A) T18.128A, 43247
B) T18.128A, 43215
C) T18.9xA, 43215
D) T18.9xA, 43200

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