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75716-26,52

Date: Oct 16, 2020

Question:

I have a peripheral angio where the right side was imaged completely, but the left side was only imaged from the common iliac to the SFA because the patient has an above-the-knee amputation on that side. Would you recommend adding a -52 modifier?

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