A patient with pulmonary artery stenosis was treated with balloon angioplasty of the pulmonary artery to crush the plaque into the walls of the artery. To accomplish this, a catheter was inserted through the skin into the femoral artery and threaded up to the pulmonary artery. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT code for balloon angioplasty of the pulmonary artery is 92997, which specifically refers to percutaneous transluminal pulmonary balloon angioplasty. The appropriate ICD-10-CM code for pulmonary artery stenosis is I28.8, which covers other specified diseases of pulmonary vessels.

A Patient with Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Was Treated with Balloon