CPT^® 35571, Under Vein Bypass Graft Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 35571 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 popliteal to tibial artery bypass, or popliteal to peroneal bypass, or popliteal to another vessel 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 popliteal artery.

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Cryopreserved saphenous vein bypass CPT code?

[b]cryopreserved sv bypass[/b] tammy and cyndii I am not sure that I would use "other than vein". the 2019 cpt manual professional edition - page 255 - shows that a 35571 for example (bypass graft, v... [ Read More ]

35571 with 76998?

I know that 35571--Bypass graft, with vein; popliteal-tibial, -peroneal artery or other distal vessels--includes saphenous vein harvesting. My doctor used ultrasound to mark the GSV for harvesting. ... [ Read More ]

Vein Harvesting

"Because +35500 is an add on code, payers will not reimburse you if you report it without an appropriate primary code for the initial service: 33510 to 33514, 33516 to 33519, 33521 to 33523, 33530, 33... [ Read More ]

Has anyone come across this before?

Good afternoon, Have a question regarding a bypass graft in the lower leg. Physicians OP note states: "1. Interposition vein graft right saphenous vein to left arterial inflow tract to free vascula... [ Read More ]

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Vascular surgery: using 35500 and 35700

[b]35700 and 35500[/b] These are add-on codes and can only be used with the codes listed But, in our edits, the code 35500 came up as being a "child code" and needed a parent code from the following... [ Read More ]

Guidance with codes 35500 and 35700.....

Thanks for taking the time to review this with me. Two of our physicians billed these codes on separate surgeries: Revision of right femoral popliteal artery bypass via extension to the common femor... [ Read More ]

help with 35500 and 35700 if you have time!

Vascular surgery: using 35500 and 35700

Question on Vascular surgery

[b]35566 is incorrect code[/b] I agree with Lisammy in theory, but the code given is wrong. A popliteal-ant tib BPG with vein is actually 35571, not 35566 (this code is for a femoral-distal vein BPG... [ Read More ]

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