Cardiology Coding Alert

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Question: My cardiologist placed sheaths for vascular access in the patient’s groin and passed electrode catheters into the patient’s body through the sheaths. They used imaging guidance to guide the electrode catheters through the blood vessels to the heart and placed the electrodes in the desired areas to check the heart’s electrical system, repositioning the electrodes as needed. During this comprehensive [...]
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