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Left heart catheterization with failed stent placement

Date: Aug 28, 2012

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Please do NOT include any actual patient medical records with your question. Question about failed stents Chronic total occlusion of the left anterior decesending, which is unsuccessfully crossed percutaneoulsy due to the inability to see the origin of the occlusion. Successful deployment of StarClose device. Cardiac catherization reason for procedure: Continued angina despite maximal medical therapy. How do I code the cath and the failed stent? The cath is a LHC. Thank you Marchelle Cagle 205-327-7728
Question ID : 4048
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