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Date: Jul 23, 2010
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Dr. Z, Question regarding AV graft access. Our physicians are stating when they say criss cross catheters used or two access done and intervenion performed the second access automaticaly is for the intervention even though it is not documented that second access used for intervention but only two access done. Per coding percepective is this safe to assume that way and code 36148? Thank you
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