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Stenting for Coronary Artery Dissection

Date: Aug 14, 2019

Question:

"A patient undergoes drug-eluting stenting of the LAD for stenosis (CAD). Non-flow limiting dissection is noted post-procedure, and this is treated with placement of an additional stent." How would this procedure be coded? Would it be appropriate to report 93799 in addition to C9600?

Question ID : 12912
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