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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 1
CPT® 2017: Master Dialysis Circuit Intervention With 5 Steps
Don’t get lost in complete coding overhaul. If your general surgeons perform dialysis access and management procedures, you need to get on board with massive changes in CPT® 2017. Study our five expert tips to help you make sense of the nine new codes, two full pages of guidelines, and must-read code-level notes that will drive your coding for these procedures. Tip 1. Make Room for New Codes With These Deletions As part of the 2017 update, CPT® deletes dialysis shunt codes 36147- +36148 (Introduction of needle and/or catheter, arteriovenous shunt created for dialysis [graft/fistula]…). CPT® 2017...
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