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Non-Selective Renal Angiogram with Heart Catheterization

Date: Feb 12, 2014

Question:

With regards to Question ID #5346, when we have a heart catheterization (for instance 93458) with non-selective renal angiograms, and we assign code 75625-52, we get an NCCI edit on 93458 - that a comprehensive code is paired with another CPT component code to trigger OCE edit 0040 plus 75625-52 with edit of code 2 of a code pair with 93458 that would be allowed if an appropriate NCCI modifier were present. Our options are adding a -59 modifier to 75625-52 or not billing for 75625-52. Will code 75625-5952 be our best choice?

Question ID : 5382
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