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Revision of Lower Extremity Bypass

Date: May 6, 2014

Question:

Patient has a previous fem-anterior tib bypass with vein. He is taken back to the OR for stenosis of bypass at outflow. Physician did an interposition jump graft from distal bypass to new location of distal anterior tib. Would this be a revision of bypass or a new bypass code like 35571?

Question ID : 5648
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