tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2009 Issue 2

Reader Questions: 2 Surgeons Don't Always Lead to 62

Question: One of my doctors was called into the operating room to do a vascular repair. Apparently, this patient was having a breast reconstruction done and she was found to have a lot of scarring from the radiation. During the takedown of that scarring, the axillary vein was nicked. It was at this point that my physician was called in as a vascular consult and did the repair of the axillary vein. How should I report this procedure? Illinois Subscriber Answer:You should report code 35206 (Repair blood vessel, direct; upper extremity) for your surgeon's repair of the axillary vein...

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