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37220 via Two Punctures

Date: Mar 11, 2013

Question:

I have a right common iliac angioplasty. I want to use code 37720 for the angioplasty. But the physician used two different access point. One in the right common femoral and the other in the right brachial, both access sites were used to insert ballons for what looks like a kissing technique. Would I code the brachial catheterization separately, or is that included in code 37720?

Question ID : 4416
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