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Nurses performing PICC line placement
Date: Jan 31, 2012
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Hello Dr. Z. Your response to this question is very important to us. We are receiving many reports describing PICC line placement for inpatients by a nurse supervised by a physician who is available if the nurse needs help. A physician reviews films before and after the procedure, makes suggestions to the nurse, and sometimes evaluates the patient. Is it OK for the physician to charge 36569? If he cannot code for the PICC placement, is there another more suitable code? Thank you very much for your help.
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