AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Placement of Stent into Aorta to Secure Debris

A patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm, renal artery stenosis and peripheral arterial disease presented for surgical repair of the aneurysm. The surgeon performed an open aneurysm repair with a bifurcated graft from the infrarenal aorta to the common iliac arteries. After completion, a stenosis of the right iliac graft anastomosis was discovered. The patient was repositioned and percutaneous access was achieved through bilateral common femoral arteries. During placement of multiple stents to treat the stenosis of the anastomosis as well as renal arteries, a self-expanding stent was placed at the proximal aortic anastomosis to secure any atheromatous debris. What root operation is assigned for the stent to secure the atheromatous debris? ...

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