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Date: Aug 30, 2010

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Can you please calrify the difference between dialysis fistulas and dialysis grafts. Reviewing your coding information, it seems as though you are only discussing coding rules for dialysis grafts. How do I code for an angioplasty at the anatomosis of a native fistula. Would it be correct to code 35476 since the artery and vein are directly anastomsed to form the fistula?

Question ID : 2279
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