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Follow These Examples To Strengthen Your Coding For Drainage Catheters And Tubes

Published on Tue Apr 28, 2015

Submit 76080 for radiological assistance. Drainage catheters can be difficult to report if you neglect the anatomical location of the structure being drained. You also need to clearly define the extent of services for your radiologist — and that’s not the end of the story. Your physician may just interpret the radiological report or may actually perform the entire evaluation. [...]
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