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Renal Duplex

Date: Jan 18, 2018

Question:

Does a statement of patency (i.e., "right renal vein, left renal vein are patent") constitute as "venous outflow" and support billing a complete study (93976)? The arterial inflow is equally documented ("no significant stenosis of bilateral renal arteries").

Question ID : 10387
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