CPT Knowledgebase - Sep 1, 2006

Please clarify the use of CPT codes 93503, 36620, and 36489 with Anesthesia and/or Surgery codes relative to "unusual forms of monitoring." Are these hemodynamic line placement and/or monitoring codes considered "unusual" when the hemodynamic status of the patient could be compromised if they weren't used?

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