Hi! I am not 100% sure on what code to use. I can't locate any documentation to help me out so hoping someone can.
The pt had a Endovascular AAA repair done at a different location. A week later he was admited to a different hospital for hematoma and hemorrhage of femeral artery. Our doctor did the femoral artery repair and evacuation of seroma and hematoma. My question is since we did not do the actual procedure that caused the complication would coding 35860 be accurate? There is a direct repair of femoral artery(35226) which is what was done but the femoral artery was injured do to the previous catheter placments.
I hope some one can help clarify what is the proper way to code this. Thank you in advance!!!
The pt had a Endovascular AAA repair done at a different location. A week later he was admited to a different hospital for hematoma and hemorrhage of femeral artery. Our doctor did the femoral artery repair and evacuation of seroma and hematoma. My question is since we did not do the actual procedure that caused the complication would coding 35860 be accurate? There is a direct repair of femoral artery(35226) which is what was done but the femoral artery was injured do to the previous catheter placments.
I hope some one can help clarify what is the proper way to code this. Thank you in advance!!!