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CPT 33877 with Existing Stent Removal

Date: Jan 5, 2018

Question:

Surgeon performed thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair and removed old infected stent on the same site. Is the stent removal separately billable? If so, what is the appropriate CPT code?

Question ID : 10280
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