Add on
CPT Code 35683 Bypass Graft, Autogenous composite, 3 or more segments of vein from 2 or more locations
Add-on code 35683 includes harvesting at least 3
segments of autologous vein from at least 2 different body sites and
anastomosing the harvested segments together to fom a conduit of only
autologous venous tissue that is long enough to be used in the bypass
procedure.
This code requires at least 2 anastomoses to form
the conduit.
This
code is reported with specific femoral-, tibial-, and popliteal- type bypass
procedures that are reported with codes 35556 and 35566, 35570-3557, and
35583-35587.
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