ppoole
Contributor
Good afternoon all.
I have a question on the use of V45.11, renal dialysis status.
If a patient has an AV fistula present (with some complaints of arm discomfort in the MD office), and is no longer using the fistula for dialysis because of a kidney transplant a few years back, can I still report V45.11 since the description under V45.11 has "presence of arterial-venous shunt (for dialysis)"?
Thank you for any information you can provide.
I have a question on the use of V45.11, renal dialysis status.
If a patient has an AV fistula present (with some complaints of arm discomfort in the MD office), and is no longer using the fistula for dialysis because of a kidney transplant a few years back, can I still report V45.11 since the description under V45.11 has "presence of arterial-venous shunt (for dialysis)"?
Thank you for any information you can provide.