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Soft Tissue Structures 93998 or 76881-76882

Date: Jan 5, 2018

Question:

If we are doing vein measurements for CABG, what code is used for this? Do you consider veins to be soft tissue structures (76881-76882), or is unlisted code 93998 more appropriate?

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