tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2008 Issue 11
Reader Questions: Follow-Up Thrombectomy Calls for 79
Question: A week following creation of an AV fistula, the surgeon had to perform a thrombectomy to remove a clot. May I report the thrombectomy separately, or is it included in the global period of the AV fistula? Maryland Subscriber Answer: Your payer should allow separate payment for thrombectomy during the 90-day global period of an arteriovenous (AV) fistula creation. For thrombectomy only, you should claim 36831 (Thrombectomy, open, arteriovenous fistula without revision, autogenous or nonautogenous dialysis graft [separate procedure]). If the surgeon revises/resects the fistula at the same time as the thrombectomy, you should instead report 36833 (Revision...
To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci General Surgery Coding Alert.
Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.