Wiki Radial Artery Harvest

[dpumford]

We have a new physician and he does the Endoscopic Radial Artery harvest for use when doing heart bypass surgery. I can not find any clarification on what is the correct code. The 35600 is for a open harvest of radial artery.The 33508 is for endoscopic harvest of veins and then there is a35500, harvest of upper extremity Vein. Is there a code that I am not seeing? Any suggestion would be appreciated!

Thanks!
Debbie

 

[MLS2]

I would think that 35600 (Harvest of upper extremity artery, one segment, for coronary artery bypass procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) would be the correct code.

 

[Coder708]

Yes the 35600 code is what we use. I asked at the annual STS meeting and they stated no matter the appraoch use 35600 for the Radial Harvesting