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Arterial Embolization and Angiography Follow-up

Date: May 6, 2014

Question:

The CPT Codebook seems to have conflicting verbiage; new 2014 instructions at the heading "Vascular Embolization and Occlusion" state that the embolization codes include "imaging necessary to document completion of the procedure". My physician also submitted code 75898 (angiography for follow-up study) for embolization, which sounds right. I just want to be sure that I'm not removing a billable service.

Question ID : 5664
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