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New to coding this and trying to understand angiography 36222-36228. Understanding is that we code as far as the cath tip goes. Is there enough info to code 36224 per this per the findings vs. the proc section?

"CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAM: Injection of the left common carotid artery with imaging centered over the head. PROCEDURE: Right common femoral artery was accessed. Catheter was advanced over the angled Glidewire and used to selectively catheterize and inject the left common carotid artery artery. Two-dimensional digital subtraction angiograms of the head were obtained in multiple projections. FINDINGS: Device is in excellent position extending from cavernous to supraclinoid left internal carotid artery left internal carotid is widely patent. The left anterior cerebral artery and the left middle cerebral artery are widely patent. The left external carotid is patent with persistent opacification of a right parasagittal tumor stain via the enlarge left middle meningeal artery."