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Spyglass catheter

Date: May 13, 2022

Question:

I have a radiologist using a spyglass catheter (microcatheter for ERCP to get into smaller biliary vessels for interventions made by Boston Scientific) for removal of biliary stones and other interventions. He is going through the previously placed biliary drainage catheter, removing the catheter over a wire, and placing a sheath. Then, he inserts the spyglass catheter through the sheath and has done biliary stone removal, and at the end of the procedure the biliary catheter is replaced. Do I use the biliary interventional codes that we use 47536 to 47544, and are there any other codes that could be used?

Question ID : 16382
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