2025 CPT code 35907
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Surgery - Cardiovascular Feed
Excision of infected graft in the abdomen.
Medical necessity for this procedure is established by the presence of an infected vascular graft causing localized or systemic infection, typically not responding to conservative management.
In simple words: Removal of an infected surgical implant in the belly area used to repair a blood vessel.
Surgical removal of an infected vascular graft located in the abdomen. This includes the excision of the infected graft, surrounding tissues, and any necessary repair or reconstruction of the area.
Example 1: A patient presents with signs of infection around an aortofemoral bypass graft in the abdomen. The graft is excised, and the infected tissue is removed., An infected aortorenal graft is causing systemic illness. The patient undergoes excision of the infected graft and the surrounding infected tissue. , An infected splenorenal bypass graft is removed due to persistent infection despite antibiotic therapy. The infected graft and surrounding infected tissues are surgically excised.
Documentation should include the location and type of infected graft, presence of infection, operative details, and any complications.
- Specialties:Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center