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Work Through Thrombectomy Case

Published on Tue Mar 11, 2014

Question: How should I report this procedure performed in a hospital? Diagnostic angiography on the main pulmonary artery TPA injection Angiojet thrombectomy with multiple passes in the main pulmonary artery IVC venogram to identify renal veins  IVC filter placement Codify Subscriber Answer: The code for the thrombectomy is 37184 (Primary percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy, noncoronary, arterial or arterial bypass graft, including fluoroscopic [...]
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