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RE: Question ID 10368

Date: Nov 18, 2019

Question:

I'm trying to understand further the reply given to a scenario where two carotid stents are placed ipsilaterally. I have a case where a stent is placed on the left side both in the internal carotid and the common carotid. They are both placed from a femoral approach. To be honest, these codes are hard for me to understand. Would 37215-LT x 2 be appropriate? I thought only one stent per side was allowed. Why mention 37218?

Question ID : 13274
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