CPT^® 35226, Under Repair Procedures Blood Vessel Other Than for Fistula, With or Without Patch Angioplasty

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 35226 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures Blood Vessel Other Than for Fistula, With or Without Patch Angioplasty.

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The provider repairs the abnormal or injured blood vessel in a lower extremity.

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Intraoperative hemorrhage-aborted BKA code?

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need help with this procedure thanks

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P1 Modifier

Does anyone know why CPT code 35226-RT will not pass the Clearinghouse to bill to the patient's insurance? I keep getting a message that says 35226 has no equivalent procedure code Elec P1. Am I sup... [ Read More ]

Repair of External Iliac Artery

[QUOTE="victoriaholmes, post: 455747, member: 28521"] this is a direct repair 35226. vicky, cpc, circc, ccvtc [/QUOTE] Thank you Vicky! That is what I was looking for!... [ Read More ]

Repair of External Iliac Artery

this is a direct repair 35226. vicky, cpc, circc, ccvtc... [ Read More ]

Muptiple Modifier Question Co-Surgeon then Non-Cosurgen Charges Modifier 51

[QUOTE="coffee2day, post: 389727, member: 363706"]Hello, When billing for mixed co-surgeon charges and non-cosurgeon charges in the same session/claim, does the non-cosurgeon charges start at 100% f... [ Read More ]

Muptiple Modifier Question Co-Surgeon then Non-Cosurgen Charges Modifier 51

Hello, When billing for mixed co-surgeon charges and non-cosurgeon charges in the same session/claim, does the non-cosurgeon charges start at 100% fee? Example - 35226 repair bl ves direct lower e... [ Read More ]

unbundling surgery / trauma

[b]unbundling[/b] Hi I would bill both with a 59 on the 20102 if he is exploring the gunshot wound to check for bleeding and or to debride/ repair damaged tissue. the laparotomy is billed seperatly s... [ Read More ]

AAA Reair

[b]AAA repair[/b] yes, 34825, 75953 and also 36200 -50 also direct repair of vessel 35226... [ Read More ]

Need help - new to coding cardiovascular

35226 is not reportable. According to their documentation it appears they are trying to bill this for closure, not actually repairing a damaged vessel in the lower extremity. I would look at 75953 ra... [ Read More ]

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