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Embolization and diagnostic angiography

Date: Oct 5, 2011

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Dear Dr. Z: More CCI edits- eff 4/1/2011 75726 and 75774 bundles into 37204, 75894 and 75898. Can the pre-procedure angio no longer be billed when hepatic embolization is performed? Do the guidelines for angio performed at the time of a therapeutic intervention apply to this procedure, as stated in the instructional CPT notes in the Radiology section for Vascular Procedures? Thank you. mlb

Question ID : 3267
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