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Extension vs. Stent placement

Date: Aug 20, 2013

Question:

If a physican places a stent at the time of an AAA graft, but he specifically states it is for stenosis, do you use code 37221 or 34825? It is placed inside the distal portion of the graft down to the external iliac stent that was placed at a previous session.

Question ID : 5050
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