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Retrograde Iliac Endarterectomy

Date: Jun 21, 2021

Question:

If a retrograde left external iliac endarterectomy is completed through the same incision as a left common femoral endarterectomy (or any other femoral), would this be coded as 35355 or 35351 and 35371?

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