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37217 vs. 37799

Date: Aug 7, 2014

Question:

Should we use code 37217 or 37799 if the doctor directly exposes the carotid and inserts a stent that extends from the ICA into the carotid bifurcation? The stenosis is in the ICA. Code 37217 is intrathoracic, and ICA is not intrathoracic.

Question ID : 5910
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