AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2012 Issue 4; For your Information

New CPT and HCPCS codes for procedures involving Intracoronary Stent Placement

Effective January 1, 2013, CPT code 92980, Transcatheter placement of an intracoronary stent(s), percutaneous, with or without other therapeutic intervention, any method; single vessel, and CPT code 92981, Transcatheter placement of an intracoronary stent(s), percutaneous, with or without other therapeutic intervention, any method; each additional vessel, will be deleted and replaced by the CPT codes listed in the table below. New CPT CodesCode Descriptor92928 Percutaneous transcatheter placement of intracoronary stent(s), with coronary angioplasty when performed; single major coronary artery or branch 92929 Percutaneous transcatheter placement of intracoronary stent(s), with coronary angioplasty when performed; each additional branch of a major...

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