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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 4 (April)
Surgery: Cardiovascular System (April 2007)
April 2007 page 12
Coding Communication:Surgery: Cardiovascular System
Question
Why is there a subsection within the
Surgery/Cardiovascular System titled, Other
than Vein?
AMA Comment
Lower extremity revascularization
procedures using synthetic conduits
are performed to provide a renewed inflow of
blood to ischemic limbs. These procedures are
referred to as "other than vein" because they
use synthetic conduits.
Surgery: Cardiovascular System (April 2007). CPT® Assistant. 2007; April 2007 page 12
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