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    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...
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    Wiki Anesthesia billing

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    Wiki Peripheral line via saphenous and venogram

    Guys, How would you code this one? Would it be...36568, 77001, and 76937 only, as the venogram was done via saphenous, and saphenous was the insertion site. Dr. doesn't document tunneling in saphenous vein. PROCEDURE: A limited ultrasound of the right groin was performed to choose a site for...
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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...
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    Wiki Chondral defect

    Wondering what people are using for "chondral defect" , i.e. femoral, trochlear, humeral head, etc.
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    Wiki Cath and Femoral Angiography

    Please help with coding this procedure. I am unsure about the femoral angiography section. Procedure Performed: 1)Left and right femoral artery cannulation and arteriography 2)Right brachial cannulation for catheterization 3)Left and right coronary angiography Indication for Procedure: Chest...
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