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Catheter and Sheath Exchange Thrombolytic Therapy

Date: Aug 24, 2020

Question:

"Patient returned to the OR a few hours after the initiation of catheter-directed thrombolysis. Patient had bleeding noted around access site. Patient needed up-sizing of the sheath to stop the bleeding, so the sheath was exchanged. The Angiodynamics Unifuse side hole catheter was also exchanged (replaced and repositioned over the existing wire). tPA was restarted." Can anything be billed for this?

Question ID : 14338
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