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Right Hypogastric Artery Embolization

Date: Jul 30, 2013

Question:

When a right hypogastric artery embolization is performed along with a stent and angioplasty in the right external iliac artery, may we also code the catheter placement for the embolization? Or is it included in the external iliac intervention?

Question ID : 4996
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