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34717 and 34709 on contralateral sides.

Date: Feb 20, 2020

Question:

According to the NCCI edits codes 34717 and 34709 are bundled and are not able to be unbundled. If the extension (34709) was into the external iliac on the left and the endovascular repair of the iliac artery (34717) was on the right, how should this be reported? CPT instructs us to not use 34717 and 34709 for the same side; however, we are having issues when this is opposite sides as well. Please advise on how you would report the extension into the left external iliac artery.

Question ID : 13655
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