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35011

Date: May 15, 2012

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Greetings, A patient had a enlarging aneurysmal stump of a ligated BC fistula. It is starting to cause the pt pain. The physician excises the aneurysm and performs a patch to the artery. I think this would be coded as a 35011. Medical records is using a unlisted 37799. I do not think this would be a 36832 as the fistula was ligated over a year ago and is no longer functional. Do you agree with the 35001? Thanks, LW
Question ID : 3773
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