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Branch PA flow restrictors

Date: Nov 7, 2019

Question:

Would it be appropriate to bill 37242 for placement of a microvascular plug in bilateral branch PAs for flow restriction in a patient with cardiac history significant for small left-sided structures and hypoplastic aortic arch? Basically, achieving the same effect as pulmonary banding.

Question ID : 13231
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