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lithotripsy physician billing

Date: Jan 26, 2022

Question:

For physician billing of lithotripsy in 2022, has there been a change in the CPT codes used? We have been using the angioplasty codes 37220-37235. But our MDs would like to know if we should be using the atherectomy codes instead of the angioplasty code for our cases in 2022.

Question ID : 16512
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