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Thrombectomy of fem-fem bypass

Date: May 13, 2022

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"Incisions were made over right and left groins. Graftotomy created on the left, passed #4 Fogarty towards the artery to get pulsatile inflow. Once I got pulsatile inflow, I flushed the arteries to make sure there was no more remaining clot, then passed the Fogarty towards the right side and removed an extensive amount of clot as well. To make sure nothing was left on the right side I created a graftotomy on the right side after I repaired the left, then passed the Fogarty towards the CFA on the right and pulled a good amount of clot. I also pulled some clot from the inflow. Flushed both sides and repaired the right." Should code 35875 be reported once or twice for this procedure?

Question ID : 16368
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