AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2002 Fourth Quarter
Correction Notices
Intravenous Infusion of Integrilin Note:As of October 1, 2005, code 00.66 is used to report percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA] or coronary atherectomy. Assign also a code to identify the number of vessels treated (00.40-00.43). Coding Clinic,Third Quarter 2002, pages 19 and 20,advised to assign code 36.02 for angioplasty with IV infusion of Integrilin and code 36.04 for failed angioplasty with IV infusion of Integrilin. Integrilin is a platelet inhibitor. The correct code assignments for the first question are 36.01, Single vessel percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA] or coronary atherectomy without...
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