Chapter 4
Section 9.3
Intracoronary Stents
Issue Date: July
8, 1998
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American Medical Association (or such other date of publication
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1.0 CPT PROCEDURE
CODES
92980, 92981
2.0 HCPCS PROCEDURE
CODES
G0290, G0291
3.0 DESCRIPTION
Intracoronary
stenting consists of coils or tubes that are positioned within the
coronary vessel to provide support or “scaffolding” to the internal
vessel architecture. Most stents are metallic coils or tubes and
balloon expandable or self-expanding.
4.0 POLICY
4.1 Coronary artery
stenting may be cost-shared for the following indications as an
adjunct to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty:
4.1.1 To reduce the
incident of restenosis; and
4.1.2 For acute or threatened vessel closure
following balloon angioplasty.
4.2 Coronary artery stents are covered for
treatment of saphenous vein narrowing with previous coronary angioplasty
bypass grafting.
4.3 Intracoronary stents must have U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) approval based on its specific intention.
5.0 EFFECTIVE
DATES
5.1 November
1, 1996, for intracoronary stents.
5.2 April 24, 2003, for drug eluting stents.
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