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Antegrade & retrograde selective brachial cath.

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carriebeth

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Hello here is my question:

My doctor accessed the Brachial Artery in both antegrade & retrograde fahsion, exactly how do I code this?:confused:
 
cfisher829 said:
Hello here is my question:

My doctor accessed the Brachial Artery in both antegrade & retrograde fahsion, exactly how do I code this?:confused:
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It would be helpful to see the actual verbage used in the report. The retro access is 36120 but there is no code for a antegrade access to the brachial artery that I know of. Perhaps it was a component of a more extensive procedure?
 
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