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Clarification of Lower Extremity Angiogram followed by Intervention

Date: Feb 17, 2020

Question:

If a diagnostic abdominal angiogram and bilateral runoff is performed (two cath positions) (36200, 75716), and then the physician decides to do an intervention of the contralateral leg, do we need to drop the 36200 for the diagnostic exam, or do we still bill that with a -59 modifier?

Question ID : 13630
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