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Retained foreign body in femoral artery

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I need help with a code for this surgery.

"femoral artery with stent lodged in place. Incision was performed obliquely in the right groin. Dissection was carried down to the superficial femoral artery after localization with fluoroscopy of the stent level. The artery was isolated proximally and distally, and a transverse arteriotomy was performed. Next, the wire and stent were grasped and brought out into the wound. Wire was brought out distally from the distal SFA and cut. Next, the stent was brought out along with a catheter into the wound and cut. The remainder of the catheter and sheath were withdrawn from the left groin under direct vision to ensure removal.

Any help would be greatly appreciated
 
I would consider code 35226, repair of lower extremity artery for the arteriotomy, removal of catheter, and closure of arteriotomy.. If not, use unlisted.
 
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