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34900 versus 37221
Date: Apr 9, 2012
Question:
Pt is brought to IR lab for treatment of left common and external iliac artery stenosis with lifestyle limiting claudication. The patient was also noted on recent MRA to have left common iliac artery aneurysmal dilatation. He used a 8x100 mm Viabhan stent to dilate the stenosis and exclude the aneurysm. He notes excellent exclusion of the aneurysm and 0% residual stenosis following placement and dilatation of the Viabhan stent. What would you code for this procedure? 37221 LT or 34900
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