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2022 ZHealth IR Coding Book pages 361+ 363 central vein thrombectomy

Date: Dec 19, 2022

Question:

I am trying to fully understand what page 361 (#13) and page 363 (#33) mean when it comes to the central veins. If a patient has a fistula thrombectomy (tPA injected and arterial plug pulled) and also a subclavian vein thrombectomy (no continous infusion is done), can the 36904 and the 37187 both be separately reported?

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