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IVUS and iFR same coronary vessel
Date: Jun 21, 2021
Question:
Can a hospital report both IVUS and iFR in the RCA when performed during the same setting with a LHC and DES? Would 93458-59, 92978-RC, 93571-74RC, and C9600-RC be appropriate? Guidelines state use up to one initial and four additional, but these are different devices so may we have two initials on the same vessel? There are no NCCI edits. We understand IVUS and OCT performed in the same vascular territory can only be reported once.
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