AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 3 (March)

Cardiac Procedures - Part II (March 2002)

March 2002 pages 1-3 Cardiac Procedures - Part II Last month we discussed the new and revised codes in the cardiovascular system section of the CPT 2002. In this issue we will cover the new and revised codes in the cardiovascular therapeutic services subsection and the cardiovascular diagnostic services subsection of the medicine section. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Services In the medicine section, additions to the cardiovascular therapeutic services section include codes to describe coronary artery thrombectomy and intravascular brachytherapy. Code 92973 was added to CPT 2002 to describe a new, non-invasive procedure for thrombus removal in coronary arteries. The existing...

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