Ask Dr. Z

Ask Dr. Z Knowledge Base houses over 7,500 coding questions and answers dating back to 2013.

Ask Dr. Z Disclaimer

Please note this question was answered in 2023. The coding advice may or may not be outdated.

Intro Cath Aorta vs 1st order - aortogram with sma stent

Date: Oct 9, 2023

Question:

We have a patient with abdominal pain that presented for a diagnostic aortogram with no previous imaging. From the aorta they also imaged the SMA and renals. There was found to be a 80% lesion in the SMA that was treated with a stent. We know we can charge imaging and stent insertion, but does the catheter placement charge only take into consideration the imaging portion 36200, or do we charge first order selective based on he intervention portion of the procedure 36245?

Question ID : 19452
Sign up for a membership to view the answer to this question.

Need to ask Dr.Z?

Don't see the answer you're looking for in the knowledge base? No problem. You can ask Dr. Z directly!
Ask Dr. Z a question now!