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Non-Deployed Stent Charging
Date: Jun 13, 2014
Question:
During a cardiac catheterization, the physician attempts to place a stent, but due to the tortuosity of the vessel he is unable to deploy it. Instead he places three smaller stents. Can the non-deployed stent be billed to the patient account?
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