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Wiki MILLER banding procedure for AV fistula - CPT?

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Has anyone encountered this procedure as a means to "revise" an AVF. There's not a lot of information out there and I'm not finding any references to how it should be coded (I'm thinking Unlisted).

From what I can tell, it's a way to revise the fistula that is less invasive with a combination of a small incision and a catheter/balloon. So, it's not as involved as 36832 or 37607 (fewer, smaller incisions).

If you're coding this, are you using Unlisted code 37799?

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Not applicable here. There's an incision involved but also a catheter with balloon being used as pretty much a measuring device to determine how much to ligate the fistula. PTA of a fistula in the code set of 36901-36909 requires a documented hemodynamically significant stenosis - which isn't the case here.
 
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