AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Cerebral Thrombectomy with Failed Stent Retriever Deployment and Aspiration of Thrombus

The patient underwent thrombectomy of the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery due to acute occlusion. During the thrombectomy, a stent retriever was used with aspiration. Although the stent retriever deployment was not successful, some of the clot was removed by aspiration. What is the appropriate ICD-10-PCS code for this procedure? ...

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