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Wiki 37186 Thrombectomy

Thread starter Robbin109
Start date May 8, 2013

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Robbin109

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May 8, 2013

#1

Can this code be used for aspiration thrombectomy or just mechanical?

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jmcpolin

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May 8, 2013

#2

do you mean when they stick the needle right into the vessel with no catheter?

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jmcpolin

True Blue

May 8, 2013

#3

36002?

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Jim Pawloski

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May 8, 2013

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Robbin109 said:
Can this code be used for aspiration thrombectomy or just mechanical?

I believe any method for 37186. For coronaries it has to be mechanical.
HTH,
Jim Pawloski, CIRCC

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Robbin109

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May 9, 2013

#5

Yeah, for the Primary thrombectomy code ,37184, it specifies Mechanical, but the secondary code +37186 it's not so clear....

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