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Wiki PTCA of the LAD, Left heart cath..Assistance appreciated

Procedure: Left heart cath, PTCA of LAD. I used AngioJet, and Export thrombectomy catheter. we stented the LAD and eventually an Impella device was put in. Indication: Acute myocardial infarction Procedure Description: Patient was prepped and draped in a sterile fashion. Access was gained via...
- CodeProAl
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- Sep 6, 2016
- angiojet impella device lhc ptca thrombectomy
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Cardiology
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Wiki LHC with Abdominal Aortic Angiogram

Can anyone tell me what the codes would be for a LHC with Abdominal Aortic Angiogram? The Abdominal aortic angiogram revealed some diffuse atherosclerosis in the abdominal aorta, and both iliac arteries have some atherosclerosis in the right and left. Pt also had a LHC. Thanks for any help
- Chelsea1
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- Feb 12, 2016
- abdominal angiogram aortic atherosclerosis lhc
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Cardiology
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Wiki Billing 93452 and 93454 vs 93458 for LHC + LVG + CORS

Is it incorrect to bill the 93452 along with 93454 for the LHC + LVG + CORS instead of billing 93458 alone for these procedures? What is the difference in billing the two codes for it vs billing only the one code? Am I reading something incorrectly in the descriptions? Any help will be...
- Kellyj0h
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- Apr 2, 2011
- cath lhc lhc and lv gram new cath codes 2011
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Cardiology

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