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Hepatic biopsy with pressures

Date: Dec 15, 2011

Question:

Hello, Could you please tell me if a first order or second order should be billed when doing a liver bx with pressures? The catheter is in the selected Right Hepatic Vein. Contrast is injected. The catheter is put in the Wedge position for pressures. Then core bx is performed. Also, can the venogram w/pressures be billed 75889.59 with 52 for the pressures? Thank you so much.
Question ID : 3428
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