CPT^® 35600, Under Bypass Graft Procedures Other Than Vein

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 35600 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Bypass Graft Procedures Other Than Vein.

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The provider uses an open approach to obtain a portion of a healthy artery from the patient’s arm to use to create an alternative route around a blockage in a coronary (heart) artery.

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Need for Help... I am preparing for CPC exam

In CABG when we harvest from the internal mammary artery... Do we have to use the code 35600 of not....... [ Read More ]

Endoscopic harvest radial artery

We are using 35600. The code description in the CPT book is "Harvest of upper extremity artery, 1 segment, for coronary artery bypass procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedu... [ Read More ]

Endoscopic harvest radial artery

What code is everyone using for this? The description for 35600 clearly is for an open procedure. Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated. Thank you!... [ Read More ]

ENDOSCOPIC HARVEST OF RADIAL ARTERY

Check out the instructions in the CPT for coding "Arterial Grafting for Coronary Artery Bypass" (pg 233, 2020 Edition). You'll code the bypass procedure along with the harvest of upper extremity Art... [ Read More ]

ENDOSCOPIC HARVEST OF RADIAL ARTERY

There is no code for endoscopic harvest of a radial artery. My provider would like me to use the open code 35600, stating it can be used for either open or endoscopic. He said the skill required is ... [ Read More ]

CABG Arterial or Venous Graft??

Yes, 33533 IMA to LAD 33518-22 is - (1st)the Saphenous Vein Graft to the Ramus (this does include the Radial Artery attached to the hood of the Saphenous Vein) and (2nd) Saphenous Vein Graft to th... [ Read More ]

CABG Arterial or Venous Graft??

so if for instance he attached the IMA to LAD and the ramus was attached like the example above, RCA anastamosed to the saphenous vein we would code 35333 33518-22 ( this would include the radial arte... [ Read More ]

CABG Arterial or Venous Graft??

Ok I will give this a try. I believe this would be a Venous Graft. In the CPT Note: To determine the number of bypass grafts in a coronary artery bypass (CABG), count the number of distal anastomose... [ Read More ]

Cabg

[b]Cabg 33508[/b] You would never bill for 33508 if the vein is not used. Please see below from 2014 STS conference: ? Patient with previous aortic valve replacement presents with severe coronary a... [ Read More ]

Cabg

[QUOTE="vergor, post: 332187, member: 63097"]Hello, I need a little help. When coding a CABG within the groups of 33533-33536 my physicians also do an endoscopic (33508). The problem being within th... [ Read More ]

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