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Q: When is it permissible under Medicare to assign CPT add-on code 37186 for a secondary thrombectomy when an atherectomy is performed in the same vascular territory?

Q: Why is clinical validation needed if the ICD-10-CM coding guidelines state that the provider’s statement is sufficient for code assignment?

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