What codes do we report if a lesion within the LAD is treated with angioplasty, and the first and second diagonal branches are also treated with angioplasty?
If a lesion within the LAD is treated with angioplasty and the first and second diagonal branches are also treated with angioplasty, three angioplasties are reported 92920 for the base and 92921 two times as add-ons.
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