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IVUS Documentation Guidelines

Date: Aug 5, 2019

Question:

What exactly does an auditor look for when a physician is coding IVUS? An example is a physician reports IVUS in the right and left common femorals, iliacs, tibials, etc., and the documentation states "patent". Or, it may list them out with ">50 %". Is this sufficient?

Question ID : 12890
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