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Stents and Medicare

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Chelsea1

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If the physician puts a stent in one main vessel and a stent in another main vessel, does medicare cover both or is it only when the physician puts a stent in a main vessel and then a branch?

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Chelsea1 said:
If the physician puts a stent in one main vessel and a stent in another main vessel, does medicare cover both or is it only when the physician puts a stent in a main vessel and then a branch?

Thanks
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The should cover both stents, just make sure that you use the correct modifier for each stent.
HTH,
Jim Pawloski, CIRCC
 
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