The provider performs stent placement (deployment of a small mesh tube to hold the artery open), with angioplasty when performed, for a complex lesion (complete blockage, or occlusion) in an initial vessel in the tibial and peroneal vascular territory. This territory includes the anterior tibial, posterior tibial, and peroneal arteries. The service includes all access, catheterization, lesion crossing, and imaging guidance needed to complete the procedure. The approach may be open or percutaneous.
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