Insertion of Drug-Eluting Stent Superficial Femoral Artery

Why This Topic Matters

Accurate identification of this procedure affects how peripheral vascular interventions are reported in ICD-9-CM and helps distinguish a specific femoral artery stent placement from broader peripheral vessel coding categories. The article is useful for professionals who need to understand the structure of the update and the associated code reporting context.

Article Sections

1. Coding update and clinical context

   Introduces the procedure topic, the effective date of the update, and the broader vascular anatomy and clinical context that motivate the change.

2. New procedure code and related reporting guidance

   Summarizes the new procedure code and the surrounding coding framework, including related procedure categories and exclusions referenced in the article.

3. Coding question and assigned codes

   Presents a sample coding scenario and the reported code assignment approach described in the article.