Diagnostic carotid and cerebral angiography: A historical summary of the evolving changes in coding and reimbursement in a complex procedure family

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 712-717

  Donovan, William D ^a   Leslie Mazwi, Thabele M ^b   Silva, Ezequiel ^c   Woo, Henry H ^d   Nicola, Gregory N ^e   Barr, Robert M ^f   Bello, Jacqueline A ^g   Tu, Raymond ^h   Hirsch, Joshua A ^b  

^a William W Backus Hospital   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Mecklenburg Radiology Associates   (United States)

^g ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILLING AND CLAIMS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MYELOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; GOVERNMENT; MEDICARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907892359     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011416     Document Type: Review

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