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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-PCS Procedure Codes, Section 0-Medical and Surgical

Peripheral Artery, Number of Stents

Similar to the new device values for coronary artery, six new “Device values” were added for peripheral artery procedures as shown below: New Device Values 5 Intraluminal Device, Drug-Eluting, Two6 Intraluminal Device, Drug-Eluting, Three7 Intraluminal Device, Drug-Eluting, Four or MoreE Intraluminal Device, TwoF Intraluminal Device, ThreeG Intraluminal Device, Four or More Although this change only impacts codes describing “Dilation of Upper Arteries” and “Dilation of Lower Arteries,” it has resulted in the addition of many new procedure codes, because there are many specific body part values for upper and lower peripheral arteries.   ...

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