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**2. [[Diagnostic Procedure]] | **2. [[Diagnostic Procedure]] | ||
**3. [[Imaging Procedure]] | **3. [[Imaging Procedure]] | ||
**5. [[ | **5. [[Obstetric Procedure]] | ||
**8. [[Miscellaneous Procedure]] - Immunotherapy procedures -- the only item on this list is intravenous administration of immunoglobulin (ivIg) | **8. [[Miscellaneous Procedure]] - Immunotherapy procedures -- the only item on this list is intravenous administration of immunoglobulin (ivIg) | ||
*It's usually easy to figure out which category to use, but sometimes an intervention can be both therapeutic and diagnostic (e.g. thoracentesis). '''A rule is that when you have a procedure that has both therapeutic and diagnostic aspects, ONLY code the therapeutic part'''. For example, for a diagnostic cardiac catheterization where at the same sitting a stent is placed, only code the stent placement. | *It's usually easy to figure out which category to use, but sometimes an intervention can be both therapeutic and diagnostic (e.g. thoracentesis). '''A rule is that when you have a procedure that has both therapeutic and diagnostic aspects, ONLY code the therapeutic part'''. For example, for a diagnostic cardiac catheterization where at the same sitting a stent is placed, only code the stent placement. | ||