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Proximal Extension with TEVAR

Date: Oct 2, 2020

Question:

Is the following enough to justify billing 33883 along with 33881? Does being placed second alone qualify it as a proximal extension? It seems if they were placed in the opposite order it would all be included. "We placed a Gore TAG graft 37 x 15 with proximal extension cuff of 37 x 22. We post dilated with a Tri-Lobe balloon."

Question ID : 14504
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