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Vein Occlusion

Date: Sep 13, 2019

Question:

My doc did an angioplasty for a chronic occlusion of the left innominate vein before placing a CVC. "Occlusion/Vein" in the ICD book brings me to thrombosis, I82.B21. Do I code for CPT 37248 for stenosis (he doesn't use the word "stenosis," only "occlusion"), or do I code 37187 because of the DX occlusion says? The doctor says this is not a clot/thrombus. Can I code 37248 with I87.1 since an occlusion is 100% stenosis??

Question ID : 13020
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