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Follow This 61711 Example to Spot the Vessels Involved in Anastomosis

Published on Mon Mar 03, 2014

Find out what additional code you should report for the utilization of an operating microscope. The key skill in narrowing down to 61711 (Anastomosis, arterial, extracranial-intracranial [e.g., middle cerebral/cortical] arteries) is to identify the vessels that your surgeon anastomosed. You can use this example of an operative note that will serve as your guide. Example: Here is how the operative [...]
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