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37184 intracranial

Date: Dec 22, 2011

Question:

Hello Again, I have a guestion on Mechanical thrombectomy: Can I use 37184 for a clot removal in the MCA artery or do I have to use an unlisted code and if yes which one. I think I read somewhere that code 37184 & 37185 is for mechanical thrombectomy of peripheral arteries. Thank you for allyour help.
Question ID : 3304
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