CPT^® 35002, Under Direct Repair of Aneurysm or Excision (Partial or Total) and Graft Insertion for Aneurysm, Pseudoaneurysm, Ruptured Aneurysm, and Associated Occlusive Disease Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 35002 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Direct Repair of Aneurysm or Excision (Partial or Total) and Graft Insertion for Aneurysm, Pseudoaneurysm, Ruptured Aneurysm, and Associated Occlusive Disease Procedures.

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In this procedure, the provider makes an incision in the neck. She then advances to the target area of the carotid or subclavian artery to treat a ruptured aneurysm and related occlusive disease. The provider then performs direct repair or places a graft over the site of repair and closes the incision.

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Subclavian saphenous vein graft repair

I agree with not using 35002, but I'm not sure of 35511 either. There is no mention of him harvesting a vein for a new graft, rather it sounds like he used the same graft and diverted it, end -to-sid... [ Read More ]

Subclavian saphenous vein graft repair

CPT 35002 is for direct repair of a ruptured aneurysm, this wasn't an aneurysm. I think you would use code 35511-78 because they used a vein graft to bypass the dehiscence. I don't know the code for ... [ Read More ]

Subclavian saphenous vein graft repair

I have a patient who was returned to the OR, 3 days after her original CABG. The original sx was done endoscopic. The physicians opened the previous subclavian incision and there was dehiscence of t... [ Read More ]

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