Wiki Lower extremity staged procedures

[Robbin109]

In regards to staged procedures:

If the patient in brought back in to do the opposite leg, say within a month or so fo the 1st leg being done, I know the angiograms are incluisive since they are really not diagnostic since they were just done and a known occlusion is there.

What if the second leg isn't done until 3 or 4 months later? Is it ok to code the angiograms at this point?

Thanks!

 

[TWinsor]

If the 2nd procedure is planned at the time of the first procedure this would still be considered staged and the angiograms would still be included.