Wiki Interventional Rad intraoperative angiogram

[amrcpc]

If diagnostic angiograms are performed by an IR physician, then an aneurysm clipping or a craniotomy is performed by a neurosurgeon and during the clipping or craniotomy an intraoperative angiogram is performed by the IR physician - is the intraoperative angiogram billable?

Thank you in advance for your reply.

 

[Jim Pawloski]

If diagnostic angiograms are performed by an IR physician, then an aneurysm clipping or a craniotomy is performed by a neurosurgeon and during the clipping or craniotomy an intraoperative angiogram is performed by the IR physician - is the intraoperative angiogram billable?

Thank you in advance for your reply.

I have billed for it, just use the modifier -59.

Thanks,
Jim Pawloski, CIRCC

 

[amrcpc]

Interventional Rad intraoperative angiograms

Even if the intraoperative angiograms were the exact same angiograms as the diagnostic angiograms performed one day prior to the clipping or craniotomy?

 

[Jim Pawloski]

Even if the intraoperative angiograms were the exact same angiograms as the diagnostic angiograms performed one day prior to the clipping or craniotomy?

If they were done before the clipping, then I would not bill. If done after the clipping, then you bill because of possible changes.

Thanks,
Jim