 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 36.01
- Single vessel percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [ptca] or coronary atherectomy without mention of thrombolytic agent
- Dilatation of an occluded coronary artery (or arteries) by means of a balloon catheter to restore myocardial blood supply.
- Percutaneous transluminal procedure for removing atheromatous plaque from the coronary arteries. Both directional (for removing focal atheromas) and rotational (for removing concentric atheromatous plaque) atherectomy devices have been used.
- 36.01 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
- View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 36.* hierarchy
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