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Devil is in the Details for Port Placement Codes
Published on Fri Oct 17, 2014
Question: When our surgeon places a port for chemotherapy access, which procedure code should I report? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: A definitive answer would require more information, because several codes are available, depending on the details of the case. You need to know the following information to select the proper code for venous access procedures: What is the patient age (less than [...]