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I am unsure whether the cath for the right side for the angiogram would be billable. There was intervention on both the right and left sides, but it was through the left access. "The decision to intervene was based on today's study, and there were no prior cath based studies to compare. Percutaneous 5 French RIGHT common femoral artery access. Cannulation of abdominal aorta. Pelvic arteriogram. Percutaneous 6 French LEFT common femoral artery access. 6 mm balloon angioplasty of the LEFT external iliac artery. Cannulation of RIGHT common iliac artery. Recanalization of chronically occluded RIGHT internal iliac artery. Primary balloon angioplasty to 4 mm of the origin of the RIGHT internal iliac artery."