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61624 CNS Embolization Rt ICA

Date: Nov 7, 2019

Question:

I'm looking for clarification on the catheter placement for CNS embolization of right ICA. I understand a true diagnostic angio is separately billable, but somewhere along the line I thought that when there is no diagnostic angio that the catheter placement is separately billable with 32617 for the artery being embolized, so in this case 61624, 36217, 75894, 75898. Is that correct, or is the catheter placement inclusive?

Question ID : 11890
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