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DX: Critical limb ischemia of left upper extremity

Operation Performed:
1. Left upper extremity brachial artery cutdown with incision, thromboembolectomy of brachial artery.
2. Thromboembolectomy of the axial artery.
3.Tthromboembolectomy o the ulnar artery in the upper left extremity


.....cutdown ensued, proximal and distal control of the brachial artery was obtained and an arteriotomy was made in a transverse fashion, a proximal embolectomy balloon used, a #5, to perform an embolectomy o first the subclavian and brachial artery, following this the axillary artery. Several different specimens were sent to Pathol from this____ good palpable pulse was delivered to the brachial artery____ this. Distal embolectomy of the ulnar artery was performed. This
specimen was sent off to pathology

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Your title states Thromboendaterectomy but the documentation says Thromboembolectomy. These are different procedures. The embolectomy of the brachial/subclavian/axillary look at 34101. The ulnar embolectomy would be 34111 if another incision was made but it only looks like one incision was made, so I would just go with 34101.
 
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