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36902 from radial artery access

Date: Dec 13, 2018

Question:

Can you please clarify some coding info for dialysis procedures? Patient has small RC AVF, so the physician makes his approach from the distal radial artery at the wrist (no mention of distance from AA). He performs the fistulogram from this arterial cannulation with findings of AA and cephalic vein stenosis. He then inserts an angioplasty balloon to perform the PTA on both stenosis. Would we just code 36902 or 36140 and 36902-52? I'm finding conflicting/confusing info between your book and ASDIN for 2018.

Question ID : 11283
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