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IR/OR Hybrid Procedure

Date: Aug 20, 2013

Question:

When the interventional radiologist assists the surgeon in the OR, should we report S&I codes if documentation supports coding? The cardiovascular center wants to charge code 76000 as a way of tracking the number of procedures the interventional radiologists assist in the OR. What is protocol for this scenario?

Question ID : 5044
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