Wiki Stent in obtuse marginal for MI

[EmilyDingee]

Question:

Patient is rushed to the cath lab suffering from acute MI, the obtuse marginal was occuluded and stent was placed.

IN the definition of 92941 it only states "single vessel". This can be a branch or coronary antery right?

I would like to use code 92941 in the example above, am I correct?

Thanks!

 

[dpeoples]

Question:

Patient is rushed to the cath lab suffering from acute MI, the obtuse marginal was occuluded and stent was placed.

IN the definition of 92941 it only states "single vessel". This can be a branch or coronary antery right?

I would like to use code 92941 in the example above, am I correct?

Thanks!

This is one of those instances where the code description leaves out just enough valuable information (branch) to give pause to us coders. However, I agree with you, I would code 92941 LC.

HTH

 

[EmilyDingee]

Thanks for your input Danny, I agree, wouldn't our jobs be boring if we weren't in a profession where our knowledge is consistently being challenged!

 

[Amanedmaiston]

Yes it would be 92941. The major artery interventional code may be used for the branch vessel if it is the only vessel that has an intervention or if the branch vessel intervention is the highest level intervention in that arterial distribution.