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IR needle injection of hepatic artery infusion pump
Question:
"Under fluoroscopic guidance, the pump was attempted to be accessed with the access needle; however, this was unsuccessful. At that time, a large amount of thin serosanguineous fluid was expressed upon entry with the access needle. The seroma fluid was expressed from the access site. Following expression of the seroma fluid, the pump was able to be palpated. The site was again prepped and draped in normal sterile fashion.
Under fluoroscopic guidance, the pump was accessed and 26 mL of saline and heparin were aspirated from the reservoir. Once the port was accessed, the cancer center nurse fill the pump with FUDR and performed programming."
What would the CPT codes be for charging? I am a fairly new IR coder and wasn't sure if this should be 61070/75809? Please advise.
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