Revascularization Codes Cover Various Methods
Published on Sun Jan 16, 2011
Don't let documentation of cutting balloon angioplasty or laser atherectomy send your coding in the wrong direction. CPT guidelines indicate that the new revascularization codes apply to various possible methods. Examples include:
- Balloon angioplasty: low-profile, cutting balloon, cryoplasty
- Atherectomy: directional, rotational, laser
- Stenting: balloon-expandable, self-expanding, bare metal, covered, drug-eluting (DES).