AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 8 (August)

Surgery: Cardiovascular System (Q&A) (August 2018)

August 2018 page 10b Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question: Our patient had an infected chronic thrombus and aneurysm in the cephalic vein of her brachiocephalic arteriovenous (AV) fistula. The entire AV fistula was excised. This was accomplished by disconnecting the outflow vein at the brachial artery followed by oversewing the brachial artery. The surgeon then excised the outflow vein with the aneurysm and thrombus. The outflow vein was repaired by suture at the level of the shoulder. What is the appropriate code to report? Answer: CPT code 35903, Excision of infected graft; extremity, should be reported for this procedure. Surgery:...

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