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    Wiki What is the cpt code for bilateral tPA infusion for PE

    In short I read right femoral vein accessed under ultrasound, permanent recording saved. Catheter inserted. Cannulation of right as well as left pulmonary arteries where successful. Bilateral tPA infusion 1mg/h for 6 hours will be continued along with;s and flush of an sheet as well as catheter...
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    Wiki Patients documents

    Can you submit to insurance 52 pages of documents, but some of them are not your doctors reports, but others. Is this legal???
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    Wiki CPT code 77089 is being denied.

    CPT code 77089 is being denied. Pos is 22, billed with no modifier but then tried 26, then 59. Dx is M81.0 what am I doing wrong? What I read on this code is no modifier.
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    Wiki Swan Ganz catheter

    This changed. I do not know how to post a question anymore. Hope its here. can I code 93460 and 93503 if I read a swan ganz catheter???
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    Wiki Angiography

    CPT 75574 has Angiography in its description. 75571, 75572, 75573 do not. Does that mean that 75571 thru 75573 are just CT heart only , no angiography?
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    Wiki Coronary Angiography

    Does a Coronary Angiography always include a LHC? CPT 93454 just says coronary arteries. 93458 is coronary arteries and LHC including left ventriculography when performed. My problem is if I do not read LHC then I just code 93454. Please clarify this for me. Thanks.
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    Wiki stent retrieval to other postion

    would you code a foreign body retrieval 37197 if the stent moved to the aortic root and retrieved it and put in proper place, per say?
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    Wiki Did I code correctly

    I coded the following report with 36200, 75625-26, 75716-26, 99152, 99153. Did I code correctly. Also any feed back on the way the report was documented. Patient continuously monitored by trained personnel and supervised by me throughout sedation. Sedation Start: 8/26/2022 Time: 12:58 PM...
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    Wiki I am having a brain F--t. What is the correct CPT???

    I am having a brain F--t. Doctor did 1. Selective coronary angiography. 2. Saphaneous vein graft angiography to ramus system to the OM system. 3. Saphenous vein graft angiography to the right coronary artery. 4. Left heart catheterization with left ventricular hemodynamics w/o left...
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    Wiki "Left heart catheterization without left ventriculography".

    A lot of our doctors reports state "Left heart catheterization without left ventriculography". This is the one that confused me the most. What do I code? Can I still code 93452?
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    Wiki Good op reportS

    I am looking for a good op report to send to my doctors per their request. They want to know the detailed description of text they need to dictate for the examinations and procedures they do. Example of Procedures below. CORONARY ANGIOGRAM/POSSIBLE PTCA-CV PTCA with STENT Left heart cath...
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    Wiki I am new to Cardiology. I am going thru the CCC program to be certified. Is someone willing to code the following two reports to help me.

    Is someone willing to code these to reports to help me? FIRST REPORT Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angiogram Sample Report PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES: 1. Angina pectoris. 2. High-grade left anterior descending coronary stenosis. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Successful percutaneous transluminal...
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    Wiki coronary angiograms is correct code 93458?

    Report reads in short: Right coronary artery was selected, injected and multi views taken. Cath was used to cross the aortic valve and placed in the left ventricule. LV pressure was recorded and measured. Left coronary artery was selected, injected and multi views taken. Cath removed intact...
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    Wiki cardiovascular

    93452 has for left ventriculography. What if just left heart cath and no ventriculography?
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    Wiki cardiovascular question

    I am fairly new to Cardiovascular coding. Procedure reads in short, coronary angiography and left heart catheterization w/o ventriculography. Which do I code? 93454 or 93452. 93452 states left ventriculography.
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