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EMBOLIZATION OF MIDDLE MENIGEAL ARTERY

Date: Apr 21, 2021

Question:

What is the correct code to bill for the embolization of MMA? Is it 61624? Or 61626 since the MMA is part of the ECA? For this procedure, selective cath placements/angios were done on the bilateral CCA (intracranial), bilateral ECA and bilateral MMA, along with the embolization. I am coding 36222-20, 36227-50, 75894, and 75898... I'm just unsure whether to assign 61626 or 61624. Our coder says it should be 61624, but provider thinks it should be 61626. Please advise.

Question ID : 15362
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