AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 8 (August)

Cardiovascular System/Surgery (August 2004)

August 2004 page 10a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Cardiovascular System/Surgery, 34820, 34833 (Q&A) Question Would it be appropriate to report code 34820, Open iliac artery exposure for delivery of endovascular prosthesis or iliac occlusion during endovascular therapy, by abdominal or retroperitoneal incision, unilateral, in addition to code 34833 for open iliac artery exposure with creation of conduit for delivery of an endovascular prosthesis? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, code 34833, Open iliac artery exposure with creation of conduit for delivery of infrarenal aortic or iliac endovascular prosthesis, by abdominal or retroperineal incision, unilateral, includes all of...

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