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PERCUTANEOUS DIRECT THROMBIN INJECTION PF PANCREATIC PSEUDOANEURYSM

Date: Oct 30, 2018

Question:

PANCREATIC PSEUDOANEURYSM WAS PUNCTURED DIRECTLY WITH A 25 GAUGE SPINAL NEEDLE UNDER US GUIDANCE AND 2800 U OF THROMBIN WAS INJECTED INTO THE PSEUDOANEURYSM. THE NEEDLE WAS THEN REMOVED. CAN THIS BE BILLED AS 37242 OR DO WE HAVE TO USE AN UNCLASSIFIED CODE FOR THIS PROCEDURE?

Question ID : 11568
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