AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 3 (March)

Medicine (March 2004)

March 2004 page 10b Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Medicine, 92973 (Q&A) Question With regard to code 92973, Percutaneous transluminal coronary thrombectomy (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), in the instance when more than one site in the same vessel is treated with percutaneous transluminal coronary thrombectomy, is it appropriate to report for each site treated? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, code 92973 should be reported one time per vessel, regardless of the number of sites treated in the same vessel. Medicine (March 2004). CPT® Assistant. 2004; March 2004 page 10b ...

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