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liver segment and subsegmental coding

Date: Sep 18, 2020

Question:

"Vessel catheterized: Segment 2 hepatic artery gives rise to a subsegmental vessel that is the minor supply to large tumor spanning segments 2 and 3. Vessel catheterized: Subsegmental branch of the segment 2 hepatic artery." Would the codes be 36247 and 36248?

Question ID : 14460
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