AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Basilic Vein Transposition for Creation of Arteriovenous Fistula

This 57-year-old patient had previously undergone an arteriovenous (AV) fistula creation in the left arm near the antecubital fossa using the basilic vein. She has had approximately two months to allow this to develop and is now ready for a transposition of the vein. What is the procedure code for transposition of the left basilic vein? ...

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