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Could you please tell me if code 37700-50 is correct for the following? "High ligation of the bilateral anterior accessory saphenous veins. We had two incompetent anterior accessory saphenous veins documented on the preop ultrasound. I made transverse incisions in the groins at the highest point of the anterior accessory saphenous bilaterally. In each case, lidocaine was injected in the skin. A roughly 2 cm skin incision was created and a small amount of cautery was used for hemostasis. We dissected down through the subcutaneous fat and identified a large incompetent anterior accessory vein bilaterally. On each side, the vein was clamped with right angle clamps and divided with 3-0 silk ties."