AMA CPT® Assistant - 1996 Issue 8 (August)

Surgery Cardiovascular System, 37700, 37720, 37730, 37780 (Q&A) (August 1996)

August 1996 page 10a Coding Consultation Cardiovascular, 37700, 37720, 37730, 37780 (Q&A) Question When billing for ligation and stripping of varicose veins, if only a portion of either the long or short saphenous vein is removed and not the entire saphenous veins, is it appropriate to use procedure code 37720, Ligation and division and complete stripping of long or short saphenous veins, or 37730, Ligation and division and complete stripping of long and short saphenous veins? If neither is appropriate, what procedure code should I use to describe the service? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, if...

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