Please note this question was answered in 2013. The coding advice may or may not be outdated.
Percutaneous Arteriotomy Closure
Date: Apr 30, 2013
Question:
Is there anything that can be coded for the physician in the following scenario? "Patient has a left femoral arterial line that is no longer needed for monitoring in the ICU. The patient is taken to the interventional suite, and angiography is performed for placement of an Angioseal plug. No other intervention is performed on this day. The patient had intracranial embolization five days earlier with Angioseal placement on the contralateral side (right side)." I don't see a way of coding anything, but I want to be sure I'm not missing anything.
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