AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2021 Issue 4; ICD-10-PCS New/Revised Codes

Percutaneous Bypass of Brachial Artery for Arteriovenous Fistula Creation

In the Medical and Surgical Section Table 031, Bypass of Upper Arteries, the approach value 3 Percutaneous, has been added for the brachial artery body part values and applied to the qualifier value F Lower Arm Vein, as shown below. The change will allow the identification of procedures such as the creation of an arteriovenous (AV) fistula by connecting the brachial artery to a lower arm vein using the Ellipsys® Vascular Access System. Body Part Approach Device Qualifier 7 Brachial Artery, Right 0 Open 9 Autologous Venous Tissue A Autologous Arterial Tissue J Synthetic Substitute K Nonautologous Tissue Substitute...

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