Wiki Billing 36228 with 61645 or 61624

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My physicians regularly will treat either an embolism or thrombectomy of the Internal Carotid, but as a preventative measure view the Middle Meningeal as well. Our coders bill the 61624 or 61645 with 36228 and insurance denies 36228 for the lack of a proper parent code.
Majority of payers will overturn the denial with an appeal explaining 61624 or 61645 has now become the parent code due to the included angiography in the treatment of the ICA. Anthem refuses to pay even with appeals.

Does anyone have any insight to have 36228 paid, when technically 36224 should not be billed in these instances?
 
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