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Thinking About Reporting 36556? Not so Fast

Published on Thu Nov 26, 2020

Question: My cardiologist placed an arterial line for continuous blood pressure monitoring during a left heart catheterization (93452)? Which code should I report? My first thought was 36556. Is this correct? Texas Subscriber Answer: No. Code 36556 (Insertion of non-tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter; age 5 years or older) is reserved for catheter placement and pressure monitoring in a [...]
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