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Can anyone tell me when it is appropriate to use this code? It is under TIA and related syndromes, so can this be used when someone has carotid artery stenosis and they are having TIA symptoms?
Can anyone tell me when it is appropriate to use this code? It is under TIA and related syndromes, so can this be used when someone has carotid artery stenosis and they are having TIA symptoms?
This was an inpatient consult. We saw pt for "TIA with carotid stenosis". The impression is: 1) TIA 2) Previous cerebrovascular accidents 3) Known right internal carotid artery occlusion s/p rt carotid surgery
The patient was off Coumadin in preparation for colonoscopy. I just found this code when looking up TIA, G45.9, and since trying to get away from using unspecified codes I happened to see the code for carotid artery syndrome and wondered what that was. I have not had the opportunity to ask one of my cardiovascular surgeons.