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93456

Date: Oct 25, 2021

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I'm confused; I see a 93454. Doctor is billing 93456. I thought documentation needed to state they crossed the aortic valve to bill heart cath codes? See the following example: "Right heart catheterization was then performed utilizing a 6 French Swan-Ganz catheter. The catheter was then removed. A 5 French Tiger cath was successfully positioned at the ostium of right coronary artery. RCA was performed in multiple views. Then, the cath was placed in left main ostium, and left coronary angiography was performed. Catheter was then removed." There is no mention of crossing aortic valve.

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