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Wiki saphenous vein harvest, open technique
- Thread starter njj2004
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Grintwig
Expert
I might be wrong but the notes preceding the codes say that the procurement of the saphenous vein graft is included in the coronary artery bypass graft codes. It does not specify method.
medcoder9
Guest
Look at the add on code 33508. I know u said it is an open technique and this add on code is endoscopic video assisted harvest of veins. But maybe the notes under it about code 35500 can help you.
krisfelty
Guest
Procurement of the saphenous graft is included in the description of the work for 33517-33523 and should not be reported separately.
Kris Felty, CPC, CCC
Kris Felty, CPC, CCC
Zannie
New
The procurement of a saphenous vein graft is included in the description of the work for 35501-35587. CPT 2020, p. 257