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Beat The Stress in Intracranial Balloon Angioplasty Coding

Published on Fri Aug 02, 2013

Tip: Confirm stenting; beware inclusive services. Confused about your percutaneous intracranial angioplasty coding accuracy? All you need to do is identify the number of vessels and location for ballooning and confirm whether your physician placed any stents. Turn To 61630 for Balloon Angioplasty When your physician performs a percutaneous intracranial angioplasty, you’ll report code 61630 (Balloon angioplasty, intracranial [e.g., atherosclerotic [...]
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