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36832

Date: May 9, 2012

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Greetings, A patient presents with compression of a fistula due to a hematoma. The physician evacuates the hematoma. Upon evacuation of the hematoma, pulsatile bleeding was still present originating from the back wall of the transposed brachiobasilic fistula present in the mid upper arm. I think this is coded as a revision of a fistula (36832) and not a revision of a fistula w/ thrombectomy (36833). I was wondering if repair of a blood vessel (35206) is better. What are your thoughts? Lesley
Question ID : 3760
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