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Crossing Septum for Congenital Heart Catheterization

Date: Apr 17, 2014

Question:

When we do a congenital right and left retro catheterization (93531) and take sats in the LV, then later in the case they go across the ASD to the LA (and don't take sats), but go on into the pulmonary veins for pressures or angio, how do you code the catheterization???  With code 93531 or 93533? Is going across the septum for any reason cause to change to code 93533?

Question ID : 5478
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