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Date: Aug 4, 2010
Question:
Dr. Z., Patient has a diagnostic visceral angio and embolization of GDA for a pre- theraspheres (or any TACE procedure). Patient returns 2-3 weeks later for the actual TACE or Theraspheres injection and the doctor performs another visceral arteriogram. Can we code for the visceral angio again? Or is it included with the embolization. Or does the MD have to state that it is medically necessary to repeat the visceral angio to be able to code it. thanks, Judy A.
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