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92943 and 92944?

Date: Feb 27, 2018

Question:

Patient scheduled for CTO of the RCA. After several unsuccessful attempts to access the RCA, the physician eventually needed to angioplasty the right PDA. Once the RDPA was ballooned, he was able to stent the RCA. Would add-on code 92944 apply here? Or would this be considered bundled into the CTO procedure (similar to roadmapping, per se)?

Question ID : 10151
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