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This difference profoundly impacts long-term metabolic health and body composition
The commenter stated that CPT code 54417 has the highest geometric mean cost in APC 5377, that exceeds CPT code 54416 and is closer to the geometric mean cost of APC 5378
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However, because it also targets the GIP receptor, it may have slightly different side effects compared to traditional GLP-1 medications
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