Radiology Coding Alert
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Don't Switch Codes for Vein MRA
Published on Thu Jan 10, 2008
Question: Which codes should I report for magnetic resonance venography of the brain? Idaho Subscriber Answer: Helpful: "Angiography" refers to imaging of the blood vessels. The term is not specific to only arteries or only veins. An "arteriogram" is artery imaging, and a "venogram" is vein imaging.
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