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Date: Jun 16, 2010

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Would we charge one or two catheter placements for the upper and lower left renal poles as described below. We are using 75722-26 & 75774-26 for the angiographies. A renal IMA 6-French catheter was placed in the left upper pole renal artery. Angiography revealed a 50% stenosis. The catheter was then placed in the left lower pole renal artery and angiography revealed a normal vessel.

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