AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-PCS Procedure Codes, Section 4 - Measurement and Monitoring

Fluorescence Vascular Angiography

Under “Monitoring of Physiologic Systems” a new function/device value and a new qualifier have been created as follows. Function/DeviceQualifierS-Vascular Perfusion H Indocyanine Green Dye The new values are available for the cardiac, gastrointestinal, and skin and breast body systems, and are assigned to identify intraoperative fluorescence vascular angiography, for example, SPY angiography. SPY angiography assesses perfusion in tissue grafts and transfers, to determine the likelihood that the graft will take. It is also used to assess perfusion in various gastrointestinal, skin wound, and breast procedures to ensure adequate blood flow and patent anastomoses, for example of coronary artery...

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