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Direct Puncture code for Parotid/cheek venous vascular malformation

Date: Nov 20, 2018

Question:

Would 36000-59 be correct to add in addition to 37241 when a butterfly needle was placed directly into the lesion, DSA performed, followed by injection of ethanol and then a second, more anteriorly and deeper lesion was directly accessed, and additional amount of ethanol injected?

Question ID : 11672
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