CPT^® 34848, Under Fenestrated Endovascular Repair Procedures of the Visceral and Infrarenal Aorta

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 34848 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Fenestrated Endovascular Repair Procedures of the Visceral and Infrarenal Aorta.

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Under radiological guidance, the provider places a fenestrated endograft (with holes) to repair the visceral aorta (upper abdominal aorta with the celiac, superior mesenteric, and renal arteries). He places either a one–piece or multiple–piece endograft in the infrarenal aorta (abdominal aorta below the kidneys). He also places four additional visceral artery endoprostheses.

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