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Coronary Shockwave 0715T

Date: Aug 3, 2022

Question:

The new Category III code 0715T for coronary intravascular lithotripsy needs some questions answered about its use.

1. Is it reported x1 no matter how many different coronary arteries it is used in? Or is it reported for each coronary artery it is used in?

2. If used in multiple coronary arteries (RC, LM, LD, LC, RI), would the coronary artery modifiers be appended?

Question ID : 17574
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