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heart cath patient cardiogenic shock
Date: Dec 19, 2018
Question:
Patient in for right and left heart catheterization. 93460-26 and 99152. The patient became hypotensive and went to cardiogenic shock. She never left the cath lab and decision was made to do a repeat limited coronary angiogram to rule-out catheter-induced injury. Can 93454 be billed with the initial cath?
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