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Superselective Imaging for Spinal

Date: Oct 2, 2014

Question:

I'm only adding the procedures and not the actual description. I know the codes for the thoracic and lumbar etc., but I'm not sure what to use for the superselective injections. "Questionable spinal vascular pathology. POSTPROCEDURE: No vascular pathology identified. OPERATION/PROCEDURE: 1) Diagnostic cerebral angiogram 2) Right common femoral artery selective 3) Complete aortic survey 4) Left intercostal selective injection 5) Right bronchial superselective injection 6) Left bronchial superselective injection 7) Left T8 selective injection 8) Left T9, left T10, left T11, left T12, left L1, left L2, left L3, right T8, right T9, right T10, right T11, right L1, right L2, right L3, right vertebral artery, right subclavian, left vertebral artery, left thyrocervical, superselective injections 9) Personal review and interpretation of angiogram."

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