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In-stent restenosis

Date: Sep 5, 2019

Question:

Are you aware of any specific guidelines for coding diagnoses of restenosis in a stent that was placed greater than a year ago vs. a newer stent? Should the coder use the atherosclerosis diagnosis as PDX followed by the stent restenosis code if the stent is over a year old?

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