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Ultrasound of AV Fistula

Date: May 13, 2014

Question:

Patient with ESRD and left forearm AV graft placed one month ago, referred for fistulogram. Ultrasound evaluation showed a thrombosis of the graft, so fistulogram was not performed. Per "Ask Dr. Z" question ID #5508, Dr. Dunn advised not to report code 36147-74, as a vessel was never assessed. Is there a code for reporting ultrasound of AV graft? How will this be reported?

Question ID : 5679
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