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Cath Placement with 37238

Date: Sep 18, 2018

Question:

The patient presented to the cath lab for planned iliac vein stent placement. A sheath was inserted into the left femoral vein, and angiography was performed in the external iliac vein. The stent was placed in the left external iliac vein. What catheter placement code would you report along with 37238?

Question ID : 11434
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