Leily911
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I need to code "Serial dilatation of venous to 5 french"
I came up with 34490. It's the dilation of the arteriovenous graft of an end stage renal disease patient. This is how I coded:
1. Left upper arm thrombectomy: 35875-LT
2. Serial dilatation of the venous to 5 french: 34490
Please let me know if this is right. The operative report is very vague. It doesn't say anything about Patient's history and the grounds on which the decision for surgery was based. It basically explains the incision and the exposure of the graft and then thrombectomy of the graft and dilation of it from 3-french to 5-french. There is no mention of a balloon procedure. "There was a good palpable thrill and dopplerable thrill on the graft" post closrure.
Any ideas?
I came up with 34490. It's the dilation of the arteriovenous graft of an end stage renal disease patient. This is how I coded:
1. Left upper arm thrombectomy: 35875-LT
2. Serial dilatation of the venous to 5 french: 34490
Please let me know if this is right. The operative report is very vague. It doesn't say anything about Patient's history and the grounds on which the decision for surgery was based. It basically explains the incision and the exposure of the graft and then thrombectomy of the graft and dilation of it from 3-french to 5-french. There is no mention of a balloon procedure. "There was a good palpable thrill and dopplerable thrill on the graft" post closrure.
Any ideas?
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