CPT^® 92977, Under Therapeutic Services and Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 92977 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Therapeutic Services and Procedures.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider breaks the thrombus deposited in the coronary artery by infusing intravenous thrombolytic agents such as urokinase in patients experiencing a myocardial infarction.

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[QUOTE="rebec26@juno.com, post: 342715, member: 124853"]Is the 1st procedure the full description? I don't see 93459 or an intervention. The second I agree with 92937[/QUOTE] rconpatton: I got your me... [ Read More ]

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[QUOTE="davisph, post: 173911, member: 85283"]Need some direction, can anyone advise not using this code for infusion of nitroglycerin in intracoronary stents, I was under the impression that my docs ... [ Read More ]

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