Question:
A physician performs a medically necessary pulmonary artery angiogram in conjunction with a non-congenital heart catheterization service before pulmonary artery stenting. Which code(s) should be reported for the angiogram?
Answer:
If medically necessary pulmonary artery angiogram is performed prior to the performance of pulmonary artery stenting not in conjunction with a diagnostic heart catheterization service, this is captured with 75741, 75741, and 75746 along with appropriate catheter placement code(s) from range 36013– 36015.
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