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Codes 36251 and G0275

Date: Mar 11, 2013

Question:

A patient with exercise induced angina and hypertension that has been unresponsive to medication has a diagnostic cardiac cath from a radial approach. At the conclusion, the cardiologist selects the right renal artery and does and angiogram. In the interim, the patient develops a vasospasm that prevents placement of the catheter in the left renal artery. He places the catheter in the abdominal aorta close the the left renal origin and does another angiogram. Would it be appropriate to bill codes 36251 and G0275 for the angios?

Question ID : 4420
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