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Published on Thu Oct 01, 2015

Question: Our physician placed a Swan-Ganz catheter in the right heart for studying hemodynamics and measuring the cardiac output. Can we report for both right heart catheterization and cardiac output measurements? Ohio Subscriber Answer: Right heart hemodynamics implies right heart catheterization. This also includes placement of the Swan-Ganz catheter for diagnostic purposes. You cannot separately report for cardiac output measurement with right [...]
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