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Angioplasty of the Right Internal Carotid Artery

Date: Jun 1, 2013

Question:

A patient has a duplex scan that suggests significant increase in velocity of a high grade in-stent re-stenosis of the right internal carotid artery. The physician successfully treats by balloon angioplasty in the right internal carotid artery. Is there a code for this procedure, or is an unlisted code our only option?

Question ID : 4894
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