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Oct 11th, 2011 - hamidn

coding for diagnostic angiogram of the lower exterimities

The way that I usually perform diagnostic lower extremity angiogram includes the following steps:
1. access from a common femoral artery( usually the right side)
2. then I Advance a diagnostic catheter to the supra renal abdominal aorta
3 then I perform angiogram of the abdominal aorta
4. then I reposition the diagnostic catheter to the lower abdominal aorta( above bifurcation)
5. then I perform angiogram of the lower abdominal aorta and bilateral Iliacs which usually includes part of the common femoral arteries.
6. then I cross the bifurcation of aorta and position the same diagonostic catheter in to the controlaterl common femoral artery and perform angiogram of that lower extremity with run off
7. then the diagnostic catheter is removed and the run off of the access side is performed through the sheath.

Can you please tell me what is the proper coding for this procedure?
Thanks



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