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Don't Switch Codes for Vein MRA

Published on Thu Jan 10, 2008

Question: Which codes should I report for magnetic resonance venography of the brain?Idaho SubscriberAnswer: You should use the same codes you would use for magnetic resonance imaging of the brain arteries: 70544-70546 (Magnetic resonance angiography, head...).Helpful: "Angiography" refers to imaging of the blood vessels. The term is not specific to only arteries or only veins. An "arteriogram" is artery imaging, and a "venogram" is vein imaging.
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