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37220-37235: Tackle Revascularization Documentation Head On

Published on Fri Nov 04, 2011

Proper +37222 use depends on this term tip.Looking for a way to put your revascularization coding skills to the test without the worry of auditors second guessing your choices?Try your hand at this case study excerpt, provided by Stacy Gregory, CCC, CPC, RCC, of Gregory Medical Consulting, at the 2011 Coding Update and Reimbursement Conference (www.codingconferences.com). Then see if the CPT® codes and modifiers you choose match the expert's.Size Up This Case and Choose Your CodesDESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: ... After induction of general anesthesia the patient's groins were prepped and draped in the usual sterile fashion. Using a micropuncture set, access to both common femoral arteries was obtained in a retrograde manner. Both sites were secured with 0.035 J wires and 6-French Introducer sheaths were set in place. In the right lower extremity, the 6-French introducer sheath was then exchanged by a 9-French introducer sheath using a Glidewire. The [...]
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