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CT or Fluoro guidance

Date: Feb 5, 2024

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Can you please tell me if this qualifies as CT guidance (77012) or should we be using flouro guidance (77002)? "Patient was positioned prone in the angiography suite. Preliminary CT Images were obtained using the angiography suite identifying an appropriate site for bone marrow biopsy as well as appropriate site for skin access. Under real time fluoroscopic guidance an on control device was advanced to the left ischium." (It goes on to talk about the samples obtained). The last line of the report states "Successful uncomplicated fluoroscopic guided bone marrow biopsy". 

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