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Rescue Thrombectomy

Date: Feb 12, 2014

Question:

Would you report code 37186 twice if clots noted as rescue but documented in femoral and common iliac? What about common iliac and external iliac? I believe this code should be charged once per extremity.

Question ID : 5391
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