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Mechanical Thrombectomy

Date: Jan 8, 2018

Question:

If a patient presents in the morning for a thrombolysis recheck and has a thrombectomy performed with continuation of thrombolysis and returns later in the day for recheck and additional thrombectomy, what is billable for the second visit to the lab on the same calendar day? Thrombectomy and thrombolysis have an MUE of 1 per day. Are we able to bill thrombectomy each additional vessel for the second visit to the lab?

Question ID : 10265
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