Please note this question was answered in 2023. The coding advice may or may not be outdated.
Fibrin Sheath and Tunneled Exchange Separate Access
Date: Jan 9, 2023
Question:
When a fibrin sheath is stripped from the catheter with a loop snare from a femoral access and then tunneled catheter is exchanged through the existing catheter, can 36595, 75901, 36010, and 36581 be coded together with a modifier added to 36595 and 36010?
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