The surgeon grafts a segment of SVG from one distal cardiac artery to another distal artery. He then grafts the IMA into the center of the SVG graft (end-to-side anastomosis). The IMA now provides the blood supply to the distal arteries. He describes the procedure as CABG x 2.
Any thoughts on coding this? One arterial grafts? with one vein graft?
Thoughts? Ideas?
Any thoughts on coding this? One arterial grafts? with one vein graft?
Thoughts? Ideas?