 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 38.1
- Endarterectomy
- Surgical excision, performed under general anesthesia, of the atheromatous tunica intima of an artery. When reconstruction of an artery is performed as an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ATHERECTOMY.
- 38.1 is a non-specific code that should not be used to specify a procedure
- View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 38.* hierarchy
Code also any: - number of vascular stents inserted (00.45-00.48)
- number of vessels treated (00.40-00.43)
- procedure on vessel bifurcation (00.44)
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