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Moderate Sedation by Diagnostic MD then PCI MD

Date: Jun 5, 2020

Question:

If our general cardiologist performs the diagnostic LHC and moderate sedation, and documentation supports, we use 99152 for the moderate sedation portion. Immediately after the diagnostic, the interventionalist does a PCI with moderate sedation. If documentation supports, can we report code 99152 for the interventionalist also? The MUE is two, but I heard the interventionalist's is getting denied. Thoughts?

Question ID : 14060
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