jreavis
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I am new to heart coding and am so lost.
The procedures performed were
1. CABG x 4 (left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery and separate saphenous vein grafts to the first diagonal, the second diagonal and posterior descending arteries).
2. Endocascular harvesting of vein from right leg.
I understand that harvesting of the leg vein is bundled and can't be billed. I don't understand the coding for the CABG. I see that artery is being used for artery for the lad, however, what is confusing me is that veins were used to bypass arteries. I know I'm thinking this to death and it just can't be that hard. Can someone please help me?
I came up with 33533 and 33519, is this correct?
The procedures performed were
1. CABG x 4 (left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery and separate saphenous vein grafts to the first diagonal, the second diagonal and posterior descending arteries).
2. Endocascular harvesting of vein from right leg.
I understand that harvesting of the leg vein is bundled and can't be billed. I don't understand the coding for the CABG. I see that artery is being used for artery for the lad, however, what is confusing me is that veins were used to bypass arteries. I know I'm thinking this to death and it just can't be that hard. Can someone please help me?
I came up with 33533 and 33519, is this correct?
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