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Accessing brachial artery in brachiocephalic fistula

Date: Jun 21, 2021

Question:

When the MD accesses the brachial artery in a brachiocephalic fistula, is this always reported with 36140-XS? Or is the perianastomosis brachial artery included in 3690X? Example: "Real-time ultrasound guidance was used to access the brachial artery in retrograde fashion. Fistulogram was performed. Based on the findings, angioplasty of the cephalic vein was performed."

Question ID : 15618
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