AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 1 (January)
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Total or Subtotal Occlusion During Acute Myocardial Infarction (January 2014)
January 2014 pages 3-4 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Total or Subtotal Occlusion During Acute Myocardial Infarction Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) performed for acute total or subtotal occlusion of the target vessel during acute myocardial infarction is inclusive of all balloon angioplasty, atherectomy, stenting, manual aspiration thrombectomy, distal protection, and intracoronary rheolytic agent administration performed. Mechanical thrombectomy is reported separately. For the purposes of PCI coding, the designation "during acute myocardial infarction" refers to a procedure that meets all three of the following requirements: Electrocardiographic changes consistent with acute myocardial infarction are recognized; for example, any of the following:...
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