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Cerebral Thrombectomy with Stent

Date: Jul 16, 2019

Question:

I see conflicting info on submitting 61645 and 37215 (with DEP) together. In some of these Q+A's on this site it says bill both, but #47 instruction states this: 47) Cerebral artery thrombectomy code 61645 bundles ipsilateral catheter placement, diagnostic imaging, thrombolysis, intracerebral balloon angioplasty, and/or stent placement, vasospasm therapy, and follow-up imaging." I just would like to know what is correct. I know some of the advice was older, but I'm wondering what your take on this is now?

Question ID : 12804
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