AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 4; VOLUME 3 NEW/REVISED CODES

Coronary Angioplasty

Effective October 1, 2005, code 00.66, Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA] or coronary atherectomy, has been created to report percutaneous angioplasty repair of the coronary vessels. In addition, the following codes have been deleted: 36.01, Single vessel percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA] or coronary atherectomy without mention of thrombolytic agent 36.02, Single vessel percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA] or coronary atherectomy with mention of thrombolytic agent 36.05, Multiple vessel percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA] or coronary atherectomy performed during the same operation, with or without mention of thrombolytic agentMultiple codes will now be required to...

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