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Billing injection for supravalvular aortography without heart catheterization
How can I bill an injection for supravalvular aortography without doing a heart catheterization? It is for a PDA stent placement. I am also billing 76937, 36215 and 37236. Catheter placement in carotid artery… Any suggestions?
PDA Closure with Right heart catheterization
Why can I not bill 93456, 93568 and 93582 together? All combinations of possible comparable codes I try won’t pass the encoder program. Please help! Procedure: PDA closure with Vascular Plug via Right heart catheterization, Pulmonary angiography.
difference between left heart catheterizaton and right heart catheterization
I am working as medical coder i have a doubt regarding cardiac catheterization. my question is what is the difference between left heart catheterization and right heart catheterization. when physician will go for left heart catheterization or right heart catheterization. can anyone clarify my doubt.
Help with Heart Catheterization Coding
Can anyone help me with the proper coding for this? My provider documented: 1. Left Heart Catheterization 2. Coronary angiography 3. Left subclavian angiography and pullback gradient measurement
I am thinking that the LHC with angiography would be 93458, but I am not sure what code to use for the subclavian angiography.
Thank you in advance,
Pamela