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100% Subtotal Occlusion of RCA

Date: Feb 14, 2018

Question:

We are trying to code a case where the physician states he stented a 100% subtotal occlusion of the RCA. No thrombus is mentioned. Would this be coded as a CTO?

Question ID : 10507
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