Question:
Does left heart catheterization for congenital heart defects include a left atrial angiography when performed?
Answer:
Left heart catheterization for congenital heart defects does not include left ventricular or a left atrial angiography when performed. Left ventriculography or left atrial angiography performed during cardiac catheterization for congenital heart defects is separately reported with 93565. This includes angiography of the morphologic left ventricle or morphologic left atrium, whether these structures are in the standard systemic (subaortic) position or in a pre-pulmonic position.
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