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    Wiki Carotid Angiography - Femoral Artery

    Please provide the appropriate codes i am so confused with this procedures. Super Selection and Angiogram: Right Common Femoral Artery Super Selection and Angiogram: Right Common Carotid Artery (cervical biplane) Super Selection and Angiogram: Right Internal Carotid Artery (AP and Lat)...
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    Wiki Chemo injxn-intra-arterial-head

    01/15/16 Folks, What codes would you use for this one? PROCEDURE: The skin of the groin was prepped and draped in sterile fashion and local anesthesia using 1 percent buffered lidocaine was infused over the right common femoral artery. Using Seldinger technique a 21g needle was inserted into...
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    Wiki Carotid Stenosis -difference of opinion

    Hi, How would you code a finding of "less than 50% carotid stenosis"? would this be a positive finding? having a difference of opinion. Thanks
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    Wiki Carotid Stenosis

    hi, when a physician says less than 50% stenosis in the carotid artery, would you code this as a positive finding? We are having a difference of opinion and can't find anything official that instructs either way. Thanks
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    Wiki new to carotid angiography coding HELP!

    My doctors rarely do intervention with the carotid arteries. When they do I am completely stumped! HELP Procedure: 1. Bilateral Carotid Angiography 2. Cerebral Angiography. 3. Aortic arch angiography 4. Angio-seal of the right femoral artery after confirming mid arterial stick with right...
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