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Bypass Using Cryopreserved Artery

Date: Aug 26, 2014

Question:

Procedures: 1) Redo left axillo-bi-femoral bypass graft using three pieces of cryopreserved superficial femoral artery. 2) Right common femoral to upper superficial femoral artery bypass using cryopreserved femoral artery. Physician used an unlisted code, and Medicare has continually denied for description issues. What would the proper codes be for these?

Question ID : 5993
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