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What is the procedure code when a specific antigen test is ordered as a diagnostic test based on a sign or symptom?

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A nurse flushes a patient’s vascular access device (VAD) immediately before and after administering chemotherapy. Should the flushing be billed separately?

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Head and Neck Interventional Radiology Coding

2025 Head and Neck Interventional Radiology Coding

Covering imaging and interventional procedures performed in the head and neck, this session will discuss the differences and nuances in code choices for angiography, embolization, angioplasty, thrombectomy, thrombolytic infusion therapy and intravascular stenting (for both arterial and venous procedures) with guidance on when each code is appropriate to use, and how those code choices can change based on how the procedure is performed.

July 9, 2025
Upper Extremity Interventional Radiology Coding

2025 Upper Extremity Interventional Radiology Coding

Covering imaging and interventional procedures performed in the upper extremities, this session will discuss the differences and nuances in code choices for angiography, angioplasty, atherectomy, embolization, infusion therapy and intravascular stenting (for both arterial and venous procedures) with guidance on when each code is appropriate to use, and how those code choices can change based on how the procedure is performed.

August 6, 2025
Abdominal Interventional Radiology Coding

2025 Abdominal Interventional Radiology Coding

Focusing on diagnostic imaging and interventional abdominal/visceral procedures, this session will discuss the nuances in code choices for a full range of services, including visceral component coding, aortic endograft procedures, with guidance on when each code is appropriate to use, and how those code choices can change based on how the procedure is performed.

September 10, 2025
Venous Studies Interventional Radiology Coding

2025 Venous Studies Interventional Radiology Coding

Covering venous imaging and interventional procedures, this session will discuss the differences and nuances in code choices with guidance on when each code is appropriate to use, how those code choices can change based on how the procedure is performed and examples explaining which codes are appropriate in different scenarios.

October 15, 2025

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