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Left Heart Catheterization 93454 - 93458
Date: Dec 13, 2023
Question:
I could use your expertise. A left heart cardiac cath was performed. The procedure report goes into detail about entering all major arteries and branches but does not describe how the catheter entered the left ventricular. There are, however, pressures recorded for the left ventricular reading. Are we to code from these pressure readings assuming the left ventricular was done?
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