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Chronic Subdural Hematoma Embolization
Date: Jan 13, 2022
Question:
When is the middle meningeal artery considered extracranial in an embolization procedure? These hemorrhages are outside the brain. Shouldn't this be coded 61626 instead of 61624?
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