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35654 and 3556 or 35656
Date: Mar 30, 2012
Question:
Question: We have a patient who has severe peripheral vascular disease in which the docotor performs axillary-femoral-femoral bypass graft other than vein, which we are looking to code 35654. But they physician also places a femoral-popliteal bypass graft which the proximal anastomosis is attached to the axillary-femoral-femoral graft then to the distal popliteal artery. Would this be billed separately? Or would a unlisted code be more appropriate? Any help on this code would be a great help!
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