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Multiple Angiograms
Question:
Please help me code the following: "Reason - asymmetric arm blood pressures, abnormal stress test, leg pain, abnormal lower ext arterial Doppler. Performed: Left heart cath coronary angio selective right brachiocephalic angiogram selective left subclavian angiogram infrarenal and aortoiliac angiogram with runoff selective right external iliac angiogram selective left external iliac angiogram unsuccessful pci attempted of occluded left common iliac Accessed both left and right groins, due to left iliac total occlusion. Results: Patent subclavian and brachiocephalic Distal aortoiliac disease." Please help me code the above procedures and include what dx code could be used for the asymmetric arm blood pressures.
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