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SFA and EIA Angioplasty with CFA Endarterectomy
Question:
Since we have two separate accesses, should we code this as 37224, 37220, and 35371? Or only report code 35371?
"The physician completes right SFA and right EIA angioplasty through an ultrasound-guided left common femoral access. After the SFA/EIA procedure is completed, the physician makes a right groin incision, exposes right femoral artery, dissects 3 cm of the PFA and SFA, clamps the CFA/SFA/PFA, and opens the atriotomy. The physician then completes a common femoral endarterectomy/profundoplasty and extends the arteriotomy down the SFA for 2 cm. He pulls plaque from EIA and then uses 6-0 prolenes at the distal profunda endarterectomy and origin of SFA and then places patch."
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