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Poorly Maturing AV fistula Coils Angioplasty and Ligation Venous Branch

Date: Nov 18, 2021

Question:

I'm trying to determine if 36832 is used for the following, or if we should be using 37607, 36902 (36901?), 36909.

"Poorly maturing AV fistula: Physician performed fistulogram, coils in the cephalic vein, ballooned cephalic vein for spasm (not stenosis),  and ligated a cephalic vein branch near the antecubital fossa."   

Question ID : 16214
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