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Lower extremity bypass graft revascularization

Date: Mar 26, 2018

Question:

If the patient has a fem-tib bypass, and there is a stent placed near the proximal femoral anastomosis in the graft and a PTA in the distal tibial anastomosis, how do you code for this graft revascularization? Do you report code 37226 or 37230? Do you code for the most distal vessel replaced?

Question ID : 10237
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