tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 1

Glossary: Decode FEVAR Procedures With These Terms

Your surgeons’ op reports might use a variety of terms for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair procedures using new CPT® 2014 codes 34841-34848 (Endovascular repair of … aorta (e.g., aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, dissection, penetrating ulcer, intramural hematoma, or traumatic disruption) by deployment of a fenestrated visceral aortic endograft … and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation, including target zone angioplasty, when performed …). We’ve scoped out a few of the common words you’ll need to know to select the proper fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (FEVAR) code: Endograft: Aortic stent graft placed with the use of...

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