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PCS Codes for SFA/Popliteal Atherectomy

Date: Jan 8, 2019

Question:

Patient has atherectomy performed of mid SFA to distal popliteal artery, then drug-coated balloon angioplasty of same vessels. Do you report two codes for atherectomy (one for each vessel), and do you also add the angioplasty with drug-coated balloon as additional code(s) (one per each vessel)?

Question ID : 11876
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