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Wiki R Subclavian artery angio
- Thread starter Robbin109
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j.monday7814
Guest
depends on what was visualized. did he selectively engage the right subclavian and only image that artery? if the vertebral wasn't imaged and/or was not the point of the study then 36225 wouldn't be appropriate. if he was looking at stenosis in the right subclavian (especially if it was proximal) then I would expect him to engage the innominate or even stay in the aortic arch to inject dye and watch the runoff through the subclavian
j.monday7814
Guest
where was the catheter placed during the injection and was it advanced any further than that after the injection?
dpeoples
True Blue
Was the abnormal dopplar study of the extremity, or the neck?
jwiles66
Networker
Cpt code 36225 would be correct if it was the subclavian, but were any stents placed?
j.monday7814
Guest
no, 36225 would not be correct unless the vertebral artery was visualized and the OP did not mention that. They said only the subclavian was visualized. We really aren't getting enough information from them to code this accurately.