AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2010 Issue 4; Volume 3 New/Revised Codes

Insertion of Drug-Eluting Stent Superficial Femoral Artery

Effective October 1, 2010, a new code (00.60) has been created to specifically identify insertion of a drug-eluting stent into the superficial femoral artery. The current ICD-9-CM code for insertion of drug-eluting peripheral vessel stent(s) encompasses all peripheral vessels and does not specifically identify insertion into the superficial femoral artery. Treatment of peripheral arteries with stents is oftentimes significantly more challenging than treatment of the coronary arteries. This is particularly true for the superficial femoral artery. This artery begins near the groin, where the common femoral artery divides, and runs the length of the thigh before transitioning into...

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