Cardiology Coding Alert
Correction:
Atherectomy Codes
Published on Mon Oct 01, 2001
In our September issue on page 66, we incorrectly stated that an atherectomy performed during the same session as a stent should be coded 92995 (percutaneous transluminal coronary atherectomy, by mechanical or other method, with or without balloon angioplasty; single vessel). The correct code is 92996 (... each additional vessel [list separately in addition to code for primary procedure]).
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