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Arterial Thrombectomy

Date: Feb 26, 2015

Question:

I have a case where the physician did a primary percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy of the following areas (right common femoral approach): left common iliac, left external iliac, left common femoral, left superficial femoral, left popliteal, left anterior tibial, and the left posterior tibial/tibioperoneal trunk. How many times should codes 37184 and 37185 be submitted in order to cover all these areas?

Question ID : 6509
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