CPT Codes Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes represent the healthcare service or procedure done by a doctor or physician
What This Means for Patients In the era of GLP-1s: Many patients who once would have gone straight to surgery no longer need it Surgery is more targeted and intentional Personalized care matters more than ever The best plan depends on: Your weight and metabolic health Presence of diabetes or other conditions Past weight-loss attempts Medication tolerance Long-term goals and preferences The Bottom Line GLP-1 medications havent replaced gastric bypass theyve refined its role
JACC Heart Fail 4(7):559566 Jorsal A, Kistorp C, Holmager P, Tougaard RS, Nielsen R, Hnselmann A, Nilsson B, Mller JE, Hjort J, Rasmussen J, Boesgaard TW, Schou M, Videbaek L, Gustafsson I, Flyvbjerg A, Wiggers H, Tarnow L (2017) Effect of liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue, on left ventricular function in stable chronic heart failure patients with and without diabetes (LIVE)-a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
PlexusDx offers its own Weight Management Protocols, so this piece compares approaches within the GLP-1 telehealth space
[3] The hepatic-fat result is arguably retatrutides most distinctive cardiometabolic feature and reflects the glucagon component of its mechanism directly
