ABSTRACT
Money doesn't always make people happier. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars. — Herbert Brower
Introduction Proper C P T (Current Procedural Terminology) and I C D - 9 C M (International
Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification) coding of vascu-
lar access cases can reflect the complexity of the diagnosis, as well as the procedures.