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Date: Feb 10, 2010

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How do you code a true ramus intermedius intervention if one is already done on an LAD and/or circ? Scenario 1: If we do a ramus intermedius by itself, do we code this to the LAD or Circ? Scenario 2: if we do a RI intervention and then an LAD intervention? Scenario 3: if we do a RI intervention and a circ?? I was always told the RI was coded to the LAD but then others state code to whichever one it is closer to??

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