CPT^® 35683, Under Composite Graft Procedures on Arteries and Veins

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 35683 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Composite Graft Procedures on Arteries and Veins.

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In this add–on procedure, the provider creates a composite graft, or a conduit, made out of three or more vein segments from two or more distal sites for use as a bypass graft.

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