Ask Dr. Z

Ask Dr. Z Knowledge Base houses over 7,500 coding questions and answers dating back to 2013.

Ask Dr. Z Disclaimer

Please note this question was answered in 2019. The coding advice may or may not be outdated.

Lumbar Artery Arteriography

Date: Jul 22, 2019

Question:

Is arteriography for the lumbar arteries subjective to the reason for the exam? We sometimes see the doctors select L1-L4 and branches off the lumbar arteries to look for bleeds. If the dx is Flank hematoma from a fall and they don't mention spinal process in the findings, would this be coded 75705 or 75726? (There is evidence of active extravasation from a lateral branch off the right L3/L4 lumbar artery-dx right flank hematoma.)

Question ID : 12826
Sign up for a membership to view the answer to this question.

Need to ask Dr.Z?

Don't see the answer you're looking for in the knowledge base? No problem. You can ask Dr. Z directly!
Ask Dr. Z a question now!