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Separate Lesions Same Vessel, Different Interventions

Date: Mar 3, 2025

Question:

Two discrete lesions in the LAD. Proximal lesion treated with atherectomy and PTA only. Distal lesion no atherectomy, but drug-eluting stent. Is it reported with code C9602 for all the work in the vessel or C9600?

Question ID : 21941
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