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need b/l iliac stenting help

Conclusion

This 53-year-old female has a known left common iliac artery occlusion status post failed attempt with an antegrade approach from the left femoral was brought in today for attempt from the left brachial. Procedure, risks, benefits, alternative options were explained. Risks including bleeding, infection, cerebrovascular accident, myocardial infarction, death, and arrhythmia were all explained patient was agreeable. He was brought into the cardiac cath lab where conscious sedation (moderate sedation) was performed by myself using Versed and fentanyl. Conscious sedation was started 8:26 AM and monitoring period Ended 10:16 AM. I was present throughout this whole entire period With the patient. Both groins were prepped and draped in the usual fashion. 2% lidocaine was used to anesthesize the skin. Using modified Seldinger technique, a 6 French sheath was inserted in the right femoral artery and the left brachial artery. A long destination sheath was inserted from the left brachial artery into the distal aorta at the bifurcation. The 6 French sheath from the right femoral artery was also a long sheath that was advanced to the distal aorta. .
Finding:
1: Repeat angiogram did show the occlusion in the left common iliac artery. There is barely any knob.
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Intervention:
With a support of an angled 4 French glide catheter, allowing zip wire was able to cross the occlusion all the way to the common femoral artery. The glide catheter was advanced over it. The wire was removed and angiogram so the catheter showed that we were all intraluminal. A V 18 wire was then used and advanced into the left superficial femoral artery. The catheter was then removed. The occlusion was dilated with a 5 x 80 mm balloon. As the occlusion was proximal, I decided to perform kissing stenting as I could not ensure that the stent placement in the origin of the common iliac artery would not impinge on the origin of the right common iliac artery. Since the occlusion is long I covered the distal occlusion with a 8 x 60 mm epic self-expanding stent. Following that simultaneous 8 x 27 mm express of the balloon-expandable stents were placed in the origin of bilateral common iliac artery in a kissing fashion with excellent result and no residual stenosis
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Impression:
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100% occlusion of the origin of the left common iliac artery. I placed a 8 x 80 mm epic self-expanding stent in the common iliac artery. The origin of bilateral common iliac arteries were covered with an 8 x 27 mm express LD balloon expandable stents in a kissing fashion
Plan: Continue medical treatment with dual antiplatelet therapy and aggressive risk factor control

thanks in advance
am I only coding 37221-50 or should I add 37223-lft also?

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Esophageal Stenting if Provider Caused the Rent

Hi there, we are trying to find information on billing esophageal stents if the provider caused a small rent during EGD/ERCP. I know if there is post polypectomy bleeding (caused by physician) you cannot bill for hemorrhage control. You can only bill hem control if the bleeding was encountered organically. Does this rule apply to stenting? Can we bill for the stent if the rent was caused by a blind approach? Thanks!

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need help with sma and celiac stenting

Indications

Mesenteric ischemia due to arterial insufficiency [K55.059 (ICD-10-CM)]
Celiac artery stenosis [I77.4 (ICD-10-CM)]
Superior mesenteric artery stenosis [I77.1 (ICD-10-CM)]
Conclusion

This patient with known ischemic peripheral arterial disease previous iliac stenting has recently developed weight loss and postprandial abdominal pain and diarrhea. Workup has revealed stenoses at the ostial segments of both celiac and SMA vessels by CT angiography, appearing to be quite significant. Diagnostic angiography and possible intervention are planned.
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After obtaining informed consent for the patient a 7 French sheath was placed into the right common femoral artery and a 5 French pigtail catheter was placed into the abdominal aorta and abdominal aortography with visceral flush angiogram was then performed. After this a 7 French internal mammary guiding catheter was advanced into the ostium of the SMA with some difficulty. 0.018 wire was advanced into the distal vessel and angioplasty was performed with a 4.0 mm balloon. Due to residual gradient and recoil, denting was then performed with placement of a single balloon expandable 7 mm x 19 mm Boston Scientific LD express stent deployed to high pressure, 14 and 16 atm. Inflation was also accomplished with flaring of the ostial segment, the guiding catheter was repositioned with the balloon deflated into the distal stented segment in the balloon and wire were withdrawn for final hemodynamic recording and angiography with excellent angiographic and hemodynamic result.
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Difficulty was then obtained in access in the ostium of the iliac with the IM catheter therefore a Cobra C1 7 French guide was with some difficulty finally able to access the ostium of the celiac and a 0.014 coronary wire was necessary to advanced distally into the celiac sub-branch. Initial balloon angioplasty was then performed with a 4.0 mm coronary balloon, which then allowed positioning of the guide better into the ostium and a 0.018 support wire was advanced into the distal segment of the celiac and the initial 0.014 wire was removed. A single stent was then placed due to residual gradient and recoil, this was a similar Boston Scientific balloon expandable LD express stent, 7 mm x 19 mm, again deployed to high pressure, with excellent angiographic result, after withdrawal of the balloon and wire no residual stenosis and resolution of hemodynamic gradient.
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The guide was then withdrawn and the sheath was utilized for angiography and was found to be positioned at the common femoral bifurcation therefore closure was obtained with a Mynx closure device, patient did receive 5000 units of heparin at the initiation of the intervention and there were no complications.
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Hemodynamics:
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There were greater than 50 mm resting gradients across both celiac and SMA ostial proximal stenoses.
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Diagnostic DSA
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Abdominal aortography revealed single and patent renal vessels, severe calcification and ostial severe stenosis was present at the celiac and SMA origin, with moderate to heavy calcification. Beyond this the vessels were widely patent both demonstrating post stenotic dilatation.
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Intervention:
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As detailed above both celiac and SMA lumen angioplasty was performed with subsequent stent placement in each, balloon expandable 7 mm stent dilated to near 8 mm final lumen with excellent angiographic and hemodynamic result.
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Summary conclusion:
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Mesenteric ischemia, celiac and SMA stenoses.
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Successful PTA and balloon expandable stent placement celiac and SMA as detail
thanks in advance
I am thinking 37236,37237,75726,75774,36245,36245?

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