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Intraarterial prolonged Adminintration of Chemo Opthalmic Artery
Date: Dec 19, 2018
Question:
Patient with retinoblastoma. Physician performs endovascular prolonged administration (more than 10 min) of chemo into ophthalmic artery. However, the ophthalmic artery originates off of the external carotid. Would it be correct to use code 61650?
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