What is the CPT code for angioplasty?

The first vessel treated with angioplasty is reported with the base code (37246 for artery, 37248 for vein), and each additional vessel treated with angioplasty is reported with an add-on code (37247 for each additional artery, 37249 for each additional vein).

What is the correct CPT code for percutaneous thrombectomy of an arteriovenous fistula?

Percutaneous me- chanical thrombectomy as well as thrombolysis of an AV access is reported by the 90-day global code 36870 (throm- bectomy, percutaneous, arteriovenous fistula, autogenous or nonautogenous graft [includes mechanical thrombus extraction and intra-graft thrombolysis]).

What is the CPT code for Fistulogram?

CPT® 36904-36906 cover procedures under mechanical thrombectomy through a dialysis circuit, transluminal balloon angioplasty, or intravascular stent insertion.

What is procedure code 37238?

CPT® 37238 and CPT® +37239 include angioplasty, radiological supervision and interpretation. CPT® 37238 and CPT® +37239 DO NOT include catheter placement, ultrasound guidance and IVUS. If completed, these services must be separately reported.

What is the CPT code 93458?

The following CPT/HCPCS codes describe cardiac catheterization.

What is CPT code for stent placement?

92980
92980 Transcatheter placement of an intracoronary stent(s) percutaneous, with or without other therapeutic intervention, initial vessel.

What is procedure code 75820?

CPT code 75820 describes a unilateral extremity venogram. It is inappropriate to report 75820 twice in the clinical scenario where both legs are assessed. Use of CPT code 75822 depicts a bilateral imaging study. Last, angiography of the IVC is reported by CPT code 75825.

What CPT code replaced 37205?

The existing stent placement codes 37205-37208 and 75960 have been replaced by 4 new codes. These comprehensive codes include all radiologic supervision and interpretation, any associated angioplasty, and no longer have a designation based on open or percutaneous approach.

When to use CPT code 36831 or 36870?

Only use 36833 if the doctor dictated that he did a thrombectomy along with the revision. Hope this helps, hope you have a great weekend. CPT codes 36831 – 36870 pertain to dialysis AV fistula procedures. Code assignment depends on whether open or percutaneous and with or without thrombectomy.

What is the CPT code for venous access?

(Note: CPT code 76942 should not be reported with CPT code 76937.) Effective immediately, the base CPT codes for this ultrasound guidance procedure will be payable only for certain venous access procedures.

What do you need to know about CPT code 76937?

Use of CPT code 76937 requires a permanent recorded image(s) of the vascular access site to be included in the patient record as well as a documented description of the process either separately or within the procedure report.

What is the revision code for AV graft surgery?

Code assignment depends on whether open or percutaneous and with or without thrombectomy. Read the documentation carefully. Physicians will state “revision” but that isn’t necessarily the case. Potential diagnoses for these types of procedures are 996.73 and 996.1.

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