Ask Dr. Z

Ask Dr. Z Knowledge Base houses over 7,500 coding questions and answers dating back to 2013.

Ask Dr. Z Disclaimer

Please note this question was answered in 2019. The coding advice may or may not be outdated.

Ax-Fem then Fem-Fem

Date: Nov 20, 2019

Question:

If the doctor does an ax-fem graft with Propaten and then a fem-fem bypass graft with cadaver vein, would you combine these and bill 35654 since they are both non-vein? Or should an ax-bi-fem be made of one graft in order to bill 35654? I see no edits when billing it as two separate grafts (35621 and 35661), but it feels like it should be bundled to one code. 

Question ID : 13265
Sign up for a membership to view the answer to this question.

Need to ask Dr.Z?

Don't see the answer you're looking for in the knowledge base? No problem. You can ask Dr. Z directly!
Ask Dr. Z a question now!