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Day 2 BRTO Follow Up

Date: Jun 2, 2015

Question:

"BRTO was performed with coil embolization of varices. Balloon left inflated overnight. Patient was brought back to IR department the following day for evaluation." What, if anything, can be charged for the release and removal of the occlusion balloon and subsequent imaging?

Question ID : 6522
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