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Please help in coding Port-A-Cath:
Findings: After completion the port appeared in position. The line flowed with smooth curves and ends in the superior vena cava. No pneumothorzx is seen.
Procedure Performed: Port-A-Cath via the right subclavian vein.
Area for venipuncture was infiltrated with local anesthetic. The subclavian vein was entered on the first pass and the guidewire anterior chest wall down to the pectoralis fascia. The catheter was then passed through the introducer over the guidewire and was then tunneled to the pocket. It was then attached to the port. The port was secured with - Prolene sutures to the pectoral fiscia. The port was accessed and irrigated and aspirated easily. e subcutaneous space was then reapproximated with simple interrupted sutures of 2-0 Vicryl. The skin was closed with running subcuticular sutures of 5-0 PDS and steri-strips. The postoperative x-ray is as above. There were no complications. Blood loss was minimal. The patient tolerated the procedure well and was taken from the operating room in stable condition.
I am looking at cpt 36561.
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Findings: After completion the port appeared in position. The line flowed with smooth curves and ends in the superior vena cava. No pneumothorzx is seen.
Procedure Performed: Port-A-Cath via the right subclavian vein.
Area for venipuncture was infiltrated with local anesthetic. The subclavian vein was entered on the first pass and the guidewire anterior chest wall down to the pectoralis fascia. The catheter was then passed through the introducer over the guidewire and was then tunneled to the pocket. It was then attached to the port. The port was secured with - Prolene sutures to the pectoral fiscia. The port was accessed and irrigated and aspirated easily. e subcutaneous space was then reapproximated with simple interrupted sutures of 2-0 Vicryl. The skin was closed with running subcuticular sutures of 5-0 PDS and steri-strips. The postoperative x-ray is as above. There were no complications. Blood loss was minimal. The patient tolerated the procedure well and was taken from the operating room in stable condition.
I am looking at cpt 36561.
Thank you