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Wiki PTCA of the LAD, Left heart cath..Assistance appreciated

Procedure: Left heart cath, PTCA of LAD. I used AngioJet, and Export thrombectomy catheter. we stented the LAD and eventually an Impella device was put in. Indication: Acute myocardial infarction Procedure Description: Patient was prepped and draped in a sterile fashion. Access was gained via...
- CodeProAl
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- Sep 6, 2016
- angiojet impella device lhc ptca thrombectomy
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Cardiology
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Wiki Angiogram/ptca cpt

My physician has seen a patient and written a script for an Angiogram/PTCA using a dx of RT Iliac Stent. I am using a cpt 35472 for the PTCA but i am unsure on what code to use from the Angio (iliac/LLE). 73725 is what i am thinking, any sugguestions or advice would help a great deal...
- nitahvalentin
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- May 17, 2016
- angiogram ptca
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Cardiovascular Thoracic
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Wiki Cardiac PTCA ?

Can someone tell me if I am on the right track here; I feel like I am missing something. Patient with dx of arteriosclerotic heart disease had the following: Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Atherectomy with balloon angoplasty of the left circumflex coronary artery and percutaneous...
- darmandahl
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- Feb 22, 2016
- artery cardiac coronary e codes ptca
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion

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