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Wiki Bilateral renal artery angioplasty and stent placement HELP

Hello, I am fairly new to vascular coding and I want to make sure I code this correct. I am thinking 36252 (bilat)and 37236, 37237. From what I have read angio is included in stent placement so I would not use 35471. I attached the op note below. Thanks for any help with this. Procedure...
- Coastal Coder
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- Feb 4, 2016
- access arteries artery bilateral renal
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- Forum: General Surgery
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Wiki Need Help - I need help on coding this procedure

I need help on coding this procedure please. Can I code for the catheter placement in the SFA? I have codes 36246,37184,37185,37211, 75630-26. thank you in advance for your help CLINICAL DATA: PREVIOUS VASCULAR SURGERY, BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITY ISCHEMIA ABDOMINAL AORTOGRAM WITH BILATERAL...
- wschwarz
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- Jan 20, 2016
- arteries catheter endograft femoral left
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Interventional Radiology
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Wiki Lower extremity Territories for Arteries only or for Venous also

Hi.. I have a case where venous balloon angioplasty was performed on Rt.Common iliac vein, Rt.External Iliac vein and Rt. Common femoral vein. 1.Please advice if this has to coded as 3 units or should be coded as per the iliac, Femoro-popliteal, and Tibio-Peroneal territory guidelines...
- Cuteyr
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- Jan 20, 2016
- arteries lower extremity territories vein venous
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- Forum: Interventional Radiology

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