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July1 , 2020 shockwave peripheral PTA procedural coding

Date: Jul 2, 2020

Question:

Thank you for your newsletter for July 1, 2020 HCPCS code updates. Does the "shockwave" balloon qualify as the new C976(4) lithotripsy PTA endovascular procedure code? I have been coding the 3xxx revascularization procedure codes as appropriate prior to this release. Would you recommend utilizing the new C976X codes instead? 

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