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Vertebral artery catheterization after embolization

Date: Jul 25, 2018

Question:

Can the vertebral artery catheterization be coded after the embolization? After the embolization, the continued drainage is seen into a second pouch adjacent to the jugular bulb/jugular sigmoid junction. I thought the reason for 36226 was to check that overall blood blow was normal after the above finding. Code 75898 indicated 36226 should not be coded.

Question ID : 11198
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