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Wiki CARDIAC CATH REPORT... help!!

My office manager codes all of the procedures and she's on vacation... She also took our coding books with her so I can't look anything up. My first time coding procedures and I need help with one! I'm having trouble choosing the correct codes by the EMR program descriptions. Does anyone have a...
- Dzinze
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- Jul 16, 2018
- angiography cardiology catheterization graft
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Cardiology
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Wiki cath coding

Based on the procedure note below - how should this cath be billed? thank you in advance Marti DETAILED PROCEDURE NOTE: Timeout was performed. The right groin was cleansed and draped in the usual fashion; 2% lidocaine was used to anesthetize the skin and subcutaneous tissues. Using the...
- MKurtz67
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- Mar 22, 2018
- catheterization interventional
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Cardiology
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Wiki Right Heart Cath with Endomyocardial Biopsy

Hi, Can someone please help me confirm if it is ok to add modifier 59 to 93451 in this particular situation? Our physicians do dozens of these procedures and I would like another opinion. I have included the pertinent portion of a sample procedure. RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION AND...
- AmandaM.318414
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- Jan 20, 2016
- biopsy catheterization endomyocardial heart pressure
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Cardiology

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