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4 Handy Tips Guide Your Mechanical Thrombectomy Claims

Published on Fri Feb 24, 2023

Never report +37186 in conjunction with 37184 and +37185. If your cardiologist performs mechanical thrombectomies, you must know whether it is arterial or venous in order to report the correct code on your claim. When your cardiologist performs an arterial mechanical thrombectomy, you must also check the documentation and note whether it is a primary or secondary procedure. Read on [...]
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