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Refresh Your Swan-Ganz Coding Knowledge with These 3 Q&As;

Published on Mon Nov 18, 2019

Hint: Swan-Ganz usually overrides other special line placements. Most line placements are included in the scope of service represented by anesthesia CPT® codes. A few exceptions exist, however, which means you can report certain procedures as stand-alone services in many (if not most) instances. One of those services is the placement of Swan-Ganz catheters (93503, Insertion and placement of flow directed [...]
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