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Drainage Catheter exchange under CT Guidance

Date: Sep 29, 2023

Question:

The patient was positioned supine. Initial imaging was performed w/ CT. Local anesthesia was administered. A wire was placed thru the indwelling drainage catheter and the catheter was removed. The new catheter was advanced and position within the fluid collection was confirmed. How would this be coded? Can we code 49423 with 76380?

Question ID : 19461
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