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Exc of AVF pseudoaneurysm and infected stent

Date: Nov 7, 2019

Question:

Patient has a brachiocephalic AVF with a pseudoaneurysm and infected stent. The pseudoaneurysm is opened, hematoma expressed, and sac debrided. The remaining cuff of vein is ligated. Another incision is made, and cephalic vein/stent is freed up proximally and distally and removed in entirety. Would this be a revision of an AVF since it all occurs in the AVF? How would I code for the excision of the stent/cephalic vein in the AVF?

Question ID : 13240
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