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saphenous vein harvest, open technique cxl procedure
Date: Nov 4, 2022
Question:
Patient is in the OR for a CABG. Saphenous vein is harvested, open technique, but the vein is not usable. The doctor speaks with cardiologist and concludes that the patient is high risk and could easily have PCI to the occluded vessels, which is better for the patient and closes the thigh incisions. How would you bill for this to give the provider credit?
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