CPT Knowledgebase - Aug 6, 2010

When performing ablation of multiple veins, do add-on codes 36476 and 36479 represent any number of vessels treated beyond the first vessel? For example, if four vessels are treated, would code 36476 or 36479 include treatment of the second, third, and fourth vessels?

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