Angiogram, coronary (diagnostic cardiac catheterization): Difference between revisions

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 ==Additional Info==
-*This code is for a DIAGNOSTIC cardiac cath, done in the cath lab (or very rarely in an angio suite).
+*This code is for a DIAGNOSTIC cardiac cath, done in the cath lab
-*A CT angiogram, or MRI angiogram is not included in this code.
+*If the patient has a diagnostic cardiac cath and THEN goes to the OR for a CABG, then you SHOULD code this diagnostic cath, and (of course) the surgical procedure too.
-*If a dilation procedure is done '''at the same time''', then code the diagnostic part (this code) and also one of:
+'''Excludes'''
+*If a dilation procedure is done '''at the same time''', then code one of the following instead of this code
 **[[Angioplasty, coronary (with stenting)]]
 **[[Angioplasty, coronary (without stenting)]]
-*If the patient has a diagnostic cardiac cath and THEN goes to the OR for a CABG, then you SHOULD code this diagnostic cath, and (of course) the surgical procedure too.
-* The new rule as per TASK meeting Dec 7, 2018, is to code both the diagnostic and the therapeutic procedures if both were done at the same time.
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