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Non Primary PCI with NSTEMI

Date: Jul 11, 2018

Question:

"Patient was brought emergently to cath lab for NSTEMI. Coronary angiography was performed, and then aspiration thrombectomy and PCI with drug-eluting stent to RCA was performed, which was considered to be the culprit vessel. The RCA had 99% stenosis." The physician also documented, "Patient did not undergo primary PCI." Should we still report code 92941-RC?

Question ID : 11124
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