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Line Placement:

Step Up Your Swan-Ganz Coding Game With These 5 FAQs

Published on Tue May 09, 2023

Find out what other line is separately reportable with an SGC. Most anesthesia coders know that line placements are typically included in the scope of service represented by ASA CPT® codes. Some may not realize, though, that there are times when the fee associated with the anesthesia code doesn’t include line placement. One of these exceptions is Swan-Ganz catheterization. If [...]
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