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Three Acute MIs C9600

Date: Jan 28, 2015

Question:

Patient has severe coronary artery disease to left main, LAD, and circumflex. Stents were placed in each vessel during myocardial infarction. Patient expired. Can code C9606 be reported three times?

Question ID : 6425
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