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Follow These Tips to Make Your Way to Spot On Caval Filter Manipulation Coding

Published on Thu Jan 29, 2015

Can you report repositioning with insertion? Here’s the rule. When you report an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter manipulation, your code choice should specify whether your physician inserted, repositioned, or removed the IVC filter. This approach will guide you to the right code. Why IVC filters? Your physician will place filters in the IVC in patients who are immobile or [...]
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