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Wire placed via CT guidance in one dept and rest of G-tube placement in IR
Date: Dec 19, 2018
Question:
Please advise what you would recommend coding for both the procedure in CT for a wire placement under CT guidance prior to a G-tube placement in the IR dept. Would you recommend the CT guidance only for the placement of the wire in CT under CT guidance prior to the G-tube placement that is placed in the IR dept., or would you recommend coding both the CT guidance and an unlisted for the wire placement along with the G-tube placement code placed in IR?
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