Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)

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Minimally invasive, done through large vessel or small incision in chest.

How to code

previous location

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    • Maybe the pt came from Interventional radiology and not the heart cath lab? --LKolesar 14:34, 2017 July 14 (CDT)

vs Valvuloplasty

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  • There is a whole different discussion going on under Valvuloplasty related to this. Should these be coded as Valvuloplasty or AVR Repair/Replace? The answer eventually might better live in those articles, since they are really more relevant to the dx than to how to code at STB, right? Ttenbergen 17:10, 2017 May 18 (CDT)