AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2006 Issue 4; VOLUME 3 NEW/REVISED CODES

Vessel Bifurcation Procedure

Effective October 1, 2006, code 00.44, Procedure on vessel bifurcation, has been created for reporting treatment of bifurcated vessels, that is, vessels that branch in two directions. This code is to be used only once per operative episode, irrespective of the number of bifurcations in the vessels. New code 00.44 Procedure on vessel bifurcationNote: This code is to be used to identify the presence of a vessel bifurcation; it does not describe a specific bifurcation stent. Use this code only once per operative episode, irrespective of the number of bifurcations in vessels. ...

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