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Stent Across Pulmonary Valve Position

Date: Jul 13, 2022

Question:

We had a planned Melody valve case where the patient's anatomy was not quite suitable for valve placement. A stent was placed across the valve, and the patient will be brought back once the stent endothelialization has occurred for valve placement. Would you code the stent across the valve with 33745, or continue to use an unlisted code?

Question ID : 17485
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