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Expression of blood post plebectomy

Date: Aug 31, 2012

Question:

If a patient comes in to have a varicose vein procedure (phlebectomy 37766/endovenous ablation 36478) and they’re within the global period of having the same procedure done on the opposite leg, and during this visit the physician nicks and expresses old blood from the previous wounds, would 10140-79 be appropriate for that?  I put a -58 on the 37766/36478.  Or wouldn’t the 10140 be billable?

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Question ID : 4162
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