AMA CPT® Assistant - 1996 Issue 6 (June)
Coding Thoracic Outlet Maneuvers (June 1996)
June 1996 page 9 Coding Communication Coding Thoracic Outlet Maneuvers Thoracic outlet maneuvers are used to treat thoracic outlet compression syndromes. These various syndromes have a single problem in common: compression of the brachial plexus and/or subclavian artery and/or the vein between the clavicle and the first rib. The thoracic outlet is an ill-defined area that includes the subclavian artery, subclavian vein, and brachial plexus as these structures traverse through the retroclavicular fossa. Types of Thoracic Outlet Maneuvers There are three kinds of thoracic outlet maneuvers. 1. The costoclavicular maneuver is performed with the patient sitting upright with the...
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