tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 38

Part B Coding Coach: Leaf Through These Principles For Healthy CABG Coding

Bypass the temptation to code 33517-33523 aloneWhether you're coding for a cardiologist or studying for your certification exam, you need to know the rules for accurately reporting CABG procedures.CABG Essentials: Codes 33510-33545 describe venous and/or arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, (CABG). For the bypass, the surgeon harvests healthy veins or arteries from other areas of the body. Patients may require multiple grafts--three to five are fairly common.Reality: The difficulty of coding a CABG procedure often depends on the surgeon's dictation, says Barbara Johnson, CPC, president of Real Code Inc. in Moreno Valley, CA.The surgeon will decide...

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