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Descending thoracic aneurysm with abberant right subclavian artery
Date: Apr 2, 2021
Question:
Our patient recently developed a symptomatic distal arch and proximal descending thoracic aortic aneurysm with an aberrant right subclavian artery. The doctors performed a thoracotomy with replacement of distal arch and proximal descending aorta with a 30 mm Gelweave graft and a dissection and ligation of an aberrant right subclavian artery with cardiopulmonary bypass. They coded 33875 and 37616, but I know the latter is incorrect. Can you help?
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