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Catheter Placements Fem-Pop Graft, then Popliteal, then Tibial

Date: Mar 27, 2014

Question:

Could you please confirm catheter placement codes on this sample case? "Contralateral approach: A catheter was used to select the origin of the left femoral-popliteal arterial bypass graft. Catheter and wire were advanced through the thrombosed graft (36247) into the proximal popliteal artery (36247 or 36248??). The catheter was then used to select the anterior tibial, posterior tibial, and peroneal arteries (36248 x 3???)."

Question ID : 5535
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