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36215 or 36225

Date: Dec 1, 2023

Question:

Can you explain under which circumstances you would choose 36215 over 36225?

In our recent example, the doctor documents that he "selectively engaged the left subclavian" during a left heart catheterization, would I use 36215 or 36225?

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