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US-76937 Coding Guidelines

Date: Nov 7, 2019

Question:

The IR physician performed a bilateral mechanical thrombectomy in the lower lobe of the pulmonary arteries and also placed an IVC filter during the same encounter. Can we bill for the US guidance used for selectively catheterizing the pulmonary arteries, or would is this inherent to the IVC filter placement since it was performed at the same time?

Question ID : 13262
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