AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2015 Issue 2

Coronary Artery Intervention Site

The Central Office on ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS has received several questions and there appears to be confusion as to what constitutes a coronary artery intervention site. There is also confusion regarding the ICD-10-PCS definition of “site.” As stated in the ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, B3.6b, “Coronary arteries are classified by number of distinct sites treated, rather than number of coronary arteries or anatomic name of a coronary artery (e.g., left anterior descending).” A coronary intervention “site” refers to each distinct lesion treated, unless a single lesion extends into more...

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