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Endograft Abdominal Aorta Bifurcated Modular, with No Docking Llimbs

Date: Aug 13, 2014

Question:

Our physicians placed an abdominal modular bifurcated endograft, but they did not place the contralateral iliac docking limb. Instead they went through the brachial artery (due to left iliofemoral disease) and placed three iCast stents sequentially in the left common iliac artery. Should we charge code 34802 for all the work, or should we charge code 34805 and an iliac stent placement (37221)?

Question ID : 5811
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