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Date: Feb 16, 2010

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The intent of the procedure is to declot a left arm graft by using an angioplasty balloon. The anastamosis itself was also angioplastied using a 5mm balloon contrast injection demonstrated clearing of the thrombus within the graft. please tell me if the above statement warrants an Angioplasty CPT code or just thrombectomy code?

Question ID : 2116
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