tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2004 Issue 9

Is the Subclavian a 2nd-Order or a 3rd-Order Vessel? Take a Crash Course in Branch Coding

Report catheter placement according to location and vessel In general surgery practice, catheter placement goes hand in hand with many surgical procedures, but differentiating a second-order from a third-order (or first-order) placement can be a challenge. To help you navigate the families and branches of arterial catheter coding, we offer this basic how-to lesson.Learn Your Anatomy You should select catheter placement codes according to the vascular family, and the branches within that family, that the surgeon accesses. To understand these codes, however, you must first learn about vascular anatomy. You can think of the patient's aorta (the primary...

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