You Be the Coder:
Choosing Your Code for AAA Endograft Repair
Published on Thu May 15, 2014
Question: The surgeon used an endograft to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). What anesthesia code should I report? Michigan Subscriber Answer: Your best option is 01926 (Anesthesia for therapeutic interventional radiological procedures involving the arterial system; intracranial, intracardiac, or aortic). It has a base value of 10 units. Explanation: During an endograft, the surgeon inserts a fabric-covered metallic stent into an [...]