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93459, grafts and LHC w/o natives

Date: Dec 24, 2010

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Dr. Z-- Have been pouring over resources on the 2011 cardiac catheterization codes to get my chargemaster in order. And as I was doing a powerpoint presentation outlining the new codes, I realized, I can't find a 2011 code that describes a Left Heart cath (for pressure measurements only) + graft(s) catheterization. All the pairs I see include coronary angiography and don't have any with or w/o verbiage for the coronary angiography. In 2010 I would have coded this situation as 93510, 93545, and 93556. Do you know what we should code starting 2011 for this scenario?? Help! I have a lab full of hungry cath lab staff!

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