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36005 vs. 36140

Date: Oct 15, 2018

Question:

I am confused with when to use 36005 vs. 36140. Doctor accesses the right CFV and does an injection for right leg venogram only. We have been coding this as 36005 plus S&I. Now I am told that on a different case where radiologist accesses the right CFV and gets to right iliac vein, does a venogram of right leg, and then sees a stenosis and does a plasty, that the catheter placement is still 36005. Is this correct, or is the catheter placement 36140 instead? What instance is 36140 used over 36005?

Question ID : 11497
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