AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2021 Issue 4; Section X-New Technology

Computer-Aided Assessment of Intracranial Vascular Activity

A new code has been created at Section X code Table XXE Measurement of Physiological Systems, to identify the use of software that characterizes Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) Regions of Interest (ROIs) using computed tomography (CT) image data as shown below. The new ICD-10-PCS code would be reported in addition to the CT and CT angiogram using the appropriate codes in Section B, Imaging. Rapid ASPECTS is a computer-aided diagnosis software device used to assist the clinician in the assessment and characterization of brain tissue abnormalities and provide triage and appropriate care of stroke patients. The...

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