AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 10 (October)

New Codes for Bypass Grafts (October 2004)

October 2004 pages 6-11 Coding Communication:New Codes for Bypass Grafts This coding update will focus on four new codes established for CPT 2004 to report the performance of bypass graft procedures. They are as follows: 35510Bypass graft, with vein; carotidbrachial 35512Bypass graft, with vein; subclavianbrachial 35522Bypass graft, with vein; axillarybrachial 35525Bypass graft, with vein; brachialbrachial Typically performed by vascular surgeons in the hospital inpatient setting, upper extremity bypass graft procedures have been widely performed for the past 30 years, but, due to their low volume, no specific CPT codes were ever created. Code 35510 The first of the four...

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