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  1. K

    Wiki Please Help! CFA/SFA/Profunda/Iliac Endarterectomy? Confused! OP Report Included

    Good Morning All! I'm struggling with this OP report today, I could use ANY opinions or advice. The common femoral artery itself was large and a little bit bulbous. The patient was systemically heparinized to the profunda femoris as well as the distal external iliac artery were clamped. A...
  2. dkhclement

    Wiki Endarterectomy with patch angioplasty, selective cath, stent placement -- pls review

    Hello - We would love someone to review our codes and provide feedback. Also, specifically, it's our understanding that we code for both access sites, hence the use of 36140-XS-RT. Yes/No - Circumstantial? We are specifically being asked why we want to use this code. These are the codes we...
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