When a diagnostic and an interventional procedure are performed at the same session, these can never be assigned together and only the interventional procedure is coded.

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It is possible to code both the diagnostic and interventional procedures if they are performed during the same session. The diagnostic code would have a modifier appended to indicate that it was a separate and distinct procedure from the interventional one.

When a Diagnostic and an Interventional Procedure Are Performed at the Same