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How Do You Code Coronary Aspiration Thrombectomy?

Published on Wed Jul 13, 2016

Question: There’s a note with +92973 that says not to use the code for aspiration thrombectomy. Which code would be appropriate for that service? South Carolina Subscriber Answer: You’ll find that payers consider coronary aspiration thrombectomy to be part of the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), such as angioplasty or stenting, so you should not report a separate code for aspiration thrombectomy when [...]
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