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Code 92941

Date: Aug 20, 2013

Question:

If a physician documents "recent non-ST evelvation myocardial infarction" as the indication, but the patient is not brought to the cath lab acutely, would code 92941 be appropriate for DES/BMS placement? Or would code 92928 be better? Several of our physician are documenting non-ST elevation myocardial infarction for indication for the procedure, but patients are not being brought to the cath lab for several days. I have been using codes 92928, 92920, 92937, etc., because the description reads "during acute MI". Is my thinking correct?

Question ID : 5023
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