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Date: Apr 9, 2012

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Greetings, This site is great and I appreciate all the work that goes into the publications. I also appreciate the quick turn around time with questions. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!! I hope you can help with the following. PT. has a fem -pop bypass. The proximal anastomosis is patched angioplastied with an accessory saphenous vein. The distal anastomosis has a stent right before the anastomosis that was not functioning correctly. The surgeon then does a bypass around the stent to restore proper blood flow. Code 35897 and 35881 are mutually exclusive. Should I just bill the 35881 with a 22? Any advice. Thanks, LW
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