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Cervical Carotid Stent for Stroke

Date: Mar 2, 2020

Question:

Our patient was brought to the cath lab for stroke management after an attempted carotid endarterectomy that resulted in a post-op complete occlusion of the cervical carotid. We placed a cervical carotid stent without distal protection and restored full flow to the distal vessels. No thrombectomy was required. Would you use code 37216 for this procedure?

Question ID : 13670
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