AR2728
Expert
I find Venous Access Cath coding very confusing. Would someone please assist me with the correct code for the following procedure:
Local anesthetic was administered and the left femoral vein was cannulated percutaneously employing the Seldinger technique. This was done just medial to the palpable femoral artery. There was draw of dark venous blood and the wire was passed without difficulty. Triple lumen catheter was then inserted over the wire with the wire removed. All ports were noted to draw well and were flushed with heparinized saline and capped off. The catheter was tacked to the skin with nylon sutures followed by a large bulky sterile dressing.
Local anesthetic was administered and the left femoral vein was cannulated percutaneously employing the Seldinger technique. This was done just medial to the palpable femoral artery. There was draw of dark venous blood and the wire was passed without difficulty. Triple lumen catheter was then inserted over the wire with the wire removed. All ports were noted to draw well and were flushed with heparinized saline and capped off. The catheter was tacked to the skin with nylon sutures followed by a large bulky sterile dressing.