Dr. Smith performed a cardiac catheterization on Mr. Johnson, who presents with chest pain and

Dr. Smith performed a cardiac catheterization on Mr. Johnson, who presents with chest pain and has suspected coronary artery disease. During the procedure, Dr. Smith decided to perform a coronary flow reserve measurement to assess the functional significance of a coronary artery stenosis. If Dr. Smith injected the contrast and used imaging supervision and interpretation during the flow reserve measurement, would it be appropriate to report those components separately?

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