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Percutaneous Coronary Interventions - UHCprovider.com
Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Page 1 of 9 UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage Policy Guideline Approved 03/11/2020 Proprietary Information of UnitedHealthcare. Copyright 2020 United HealthCare Services, Inc. Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Guideline Number: Approval Date: March 11, 2020 Table of Contents Page POLICY SUMMARY .. 1 APPLICABLE CODES .. 2 PURPOSE .. 7 REFERENCES .. 7 GUIDELINE HISTORY/REVISION INFORMATION .. 8 TERMS AND CONDITIONS .. 9 POLICY SUMMARY Overview Percutaneous Coronary intervention (PCI), commonly known as Coronary angioplasty or simply angioplasty, is a non-surgical procedure used to treat the stenotic (narrowed) Coronary arteries of the heart found in Coronary heart disease. These stenotic segments are due to the buildup of the cholesterol-laden plaques that form due to atherosclerosis. During PCI, a cardiologist feeds a deflated balloon or other device on a catheter from the inguinal femoral artery or radial artery up through blood vessels until they reach the site of blockage in the heart.
Guidelines Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be indicated in the management of: ... Thrombolysis, coronary; by intracoronary infusion, including selective coronary angiography . 92978 : ... stent, atherectomy and angioplasty, including aspiration thrombectomy when performed, single vessel . C9607 .
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