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37221 and 37211 same lower extremity
Date: Oct 19, 2020
Question:
Stenosis in the left external iliac is placed. Left femoral bypass graft is accessed, and a thrombolysis catheter is placed. Code 37221 includes the catheterization, and 37211 does not. Can 36247 be separately coded with a modifier for the catheter placement in the bypass graft for thrombolysis?
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