I performed a fem-pop bypass with vein and also did an endarterectomy of a severely stenosed common femoral artery. Shouldn’t I report both procedures?
Answer:
Per CPT, “primary vascular procedures include establishing inflow and outflow by whatever procedures necessary.” Excising plaque for a diseased vessel contiguous to the bypass is considered bundled into the bypass and not separately reportable.
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