Pharmacotherapy, thrombolytic agent

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CCI component 2 codes - what was done
Procedure: Pharmacotherapy, thrombolytic agent
CCI 2 code: 35.HA-1C
CCI Collection Mode: CCI collect each

This procedure is a part of CCI Collection. This is one of the CCI component 2 codes - what was done.

Additional Info

  • This is a type of "what was done" to the body part in question --- it applies to Therapeutic Procedures only.
  • Combined with the appropriate CCI component 1 codes - what organ was something done to, this can be used to code thrombolysis of any vascular or nonvascular blood clot.
    • Combination with an artery can be used for thrombolysis for MI, PE, ischemic stroke, etc.
    • Combination with a body cavity can be used for hematoma clot lysis.
  • Includes use of any thrombolytic agent -- tissue plasminogen activator (TPA), alteplase (Activase), streptokinase (Streptase), urokinase (Abbokinase), tetaplase (Retavase), Tenecteplase (TNK-tPA)
  • Does not include clot stabilizer agents such as any sort of heparin, coumadin, aspirin or other NSAIDs, clopidogrel or any other anti-platelet agent.
  • This code can be used to code MI aborted with such an agent by coding it together with the appropriate CCI component 1 codes - what organ was something done to.

Template:DiscussionDo you mean we can link the ICD10 acute MI code to the CCI code thromblytic agent? If so how? Lois

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