CPT^® 35570, Under Vein Bypass Graft Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 35570 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Vein Bypass Graft Procedures.

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In this procedure, the provider creates a tibial to tibial artery bypass, a peroneal to tibial artery bypass, or a tibial peroneal trunk to tibial artery bypass using a graft or a vein he harvests from the patient. This service is done to bypass around a damaged or obstructed portion of the tibial, peroneal, or tibioperoneal trunk artery.

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I have actually had these before and dependeing on the distance i have used fem-pop (35556) if it looks like it incorporated most of the femor 35570 because they describe a same vessel graft if is ju... [ Read More ]

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