tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2000 Issue 9

You Be the Coder: Bypass Graft Coding

Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.Question: What would be the correct code to use for a right common femoral artery to left common femoral artery bypass graft using 8-mm externally supported PTFE?Lynne PashiaSt. Charles, Mo.Answer: Coding these procedures can be simplified by answering two questions, says Ellen North, CPC, CPC-H, senior consultant/manager, Ambulatory Coding and Reimbursement, Intermountain Healthcare, a multispecialty practice in Salt Lake City. 1. Is the bypass graft a vein (35500-35571), in-situ vein (35582-35587), or other than a vein (35601-35671)...

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