AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1986 November - December

Transluminal Angioplasty: Failed Completed versus Incompleted

Note: For further clarification of failed transluminal angioplasty, see Coding Clinic, Third Quarter, 1992. A completed transluminal (balloon) angioplasty that is unsuccessful in maintaining the flow of blood through the artery is often referred to as a "failed completed angioplasty." When the balloon tip has been inflated to widen the narrow (blocked) area, the procedure is coded as a completed transluminal (balloon) angioplasty regardless of whether or not the end result proved successful. Codes, such as 36.01 or 36.02 for coronary artery and 39.59 for other sites, are assigned. An incomplete transluminal (balloon) angioplasty involves...

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