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Aborted Transjuglar Liver Biopsy

Date: Oct 6, 2023

Question:

Transjugular liver biopsy was scheduled for the patient. Physician was unable to access the hepatic vein, so the decision to abort the procedure was made. The physician performed a percutaneous liver biopsy instead. Can I code the transjugular biopsy? I feel like I cannot because the percutaneous biopsy was completed instead.

Question ID : 19481
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