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37799 for carotid psuedoaneurysm stent graft

Date: Oct 25, 2012

Question:

I'm not sure what stent code to use. Pt. was involved in a motor vehicle accident,sustained a pseudoaneurysm of the right carotid artery.A VIABAHN stent was placed.Our facility is not part of a Class B IDE study.This is a non medicare pt. I'm thinking either 61616(without distal embolic protection or unlisted code 37799. thank-you.
Question ID : 4068
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