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Central Stenosis

Date: May 7, 2014

Question:

Our doctor performed an AV fistulogram in an ESRD patient and documented his finding as subclavian stenosis. How should I code his diagnosis? Should I code it as an AV fistula complication (996.73 and 459.2)? According to CPT P216, AV shunt is defined as beginning with the arterial anastomosis and extending to the right atrium. Would the definition apply to ICD-9 coding too?

Question ID : 5673
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