Wiki Cardiac Catheterization and agniogram help please

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I am auditing an operative report and am confused on part of the documentation/coding that I hope someone can help.

The claim was billed in this manner.
92928
93458-26, 59
92921
75736-26

The provider has come back and appealed the CPT code 93458 which I originally denied because it was bundled with CPT code 92928. According to the provider, the code is separately reimbursed because the patient did not have a diagnostic cath before.
I reviewed the CPT book, and it does day diagnostic angiography perofrmed at the time of a coronary interventional procedure may be separately reportable if:......no prior cath-based coronary angiogprahy study is available....
However, I noticed as reading before that part of the CPT book, it says diagnositc coronary angiography code 93458-93461 should NOT be used with percutaneous coronary revascularzition services 92920-92944 to report...and so on.

I really need someone who is experienced in coding these cases to provide me some insight on what is appropriate reporting.

Thank you in advance
 
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