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Vessel patency documentation for 76937

Date: Jul 18, 2022

Question:

Our providers will generally document that the vessel is patent when documenting for code 76937. But sometimes, the vessel is not "patent"; the vessel may have thrombus, be tortuous, have calcification or any number of conditions. Would this qualify as documenting the state of patency for the coding of 76937?

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