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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2015 Sep 12;62(6):1590–1597.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.07.076

Table I.

CPT codes to determine AVF and AVG creation

AVF
CPT code Description
36818 Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; by upper arm cephalic vein transposition
36819 Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; by upper arm basilic vein transposition
36820 Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; by forearm vein transposition
36821 Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; direct, any site (eg, Cimino type) (separate procedure)
36825 Creation of arteriovenous fistula by other than direct arteriovenous anastomosis (separate procedure); autogenous graft
AVG
CPT code Description
36830 Creation of arteriovenous fistula by other than direct arteriovenous anastomosis (separate procedure); nonautogenous graft (eg, biological collagen, thermoplastic graft)