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  2. Don’t Miss a Beat When Coding Coronary Arterial Procedures

    www.aapc.com/blog/23542-dont-miss-a-beat-when-coding-coronary-arterial-procedures

    All four IVUS and intravascular Doppler codes are add-on procedure codes. Coronary angioplasty involves using a balloon to dilate a stenosis (initial and additional vessel codes 92982 and 92984) and may be the only intervention performed in a vessel. If a higher level intervention is also performed, the angioplasty is bundled and not billed.

  3. Get a Leg Up on Lower Extremity Revascularization Coding

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    There are various types of balloon angioplasty (e.g., low-profile, cutting balloon, cryoplasty): for coding purposes, all are treated the same. A stent is a mesh tube that helps to keep an artery open. Like a balloon, it is maneuvered into place and “opened” at the site of an occlusion to restore blood flow.

  4. Kissing Balloon Angioplasty : You Be the Coder - AAPC

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    Ohio Subscriber. Answer: "Kissing balloon angioplasty" refers to a technique in which the contralateral artery (in this case, the iliac) is angioplastied at the same time as the ipsilateral iliac artery, typically due to an ostial lesion. The technique is used to prevent treatment in one artery from worsening the lesion in the other artery.

  5. Need to Know New Codes 37246-37249 on a Deeper Level? Try This...

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    37248, Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except dialysis circuit), open or percutaneous, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpre­tation necessary to perform the angioplasty within the same vein; initial vein +37249, … each additional vein (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure).

  6. Cardiovascular Coding: Solve the PCI Puzzle Using CPT® and NCCI...

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    The 2020 NCCI manual, Chapter XI, Section I.14, lists stent placement (putting a small tube in the artery to keep it open), atherectomy (removing plaque from a blood vessel), and balloon angioplasty (inflating a tiny balloon at the blockage site to widen the area) as types of PCI. The related CPT® codes are 92920-+92944.

  7. Wiki central venogram w balloon angioplasty of SVC - AAPC

    www.aapc.com/discuss/threads/central-venogram-w-balloon-angioplasty-of-svc.176797

    Best answers. 0. Nov 25, 2020. #2. I will only code the angioplasty. 1. venography performed of vessels through same access (port a cath insertion) is bundled into 77001. 2. If performed via separate venous access and separately interpreted, 75820, 75822, 75825, and/or 75827 can be codable. J.

  8. What You Need to Know : Coding Peripheral Vessel Angioplasties -...

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    Specifically, you should list the highest-valued procedure first the SFA angioplasty using 35474 (Transluminal balloon angioplasty, percutaneous; femoral-popliteal) for the PTA of the femoral-popliteal artery and 75962-26 (Transluminal balloon angioplasty, peripheral artery, radiological supervision and interpretation) for the S&I, she says.

  9. Brachiocephalic artery balloon angioplasty code help Thanks for this interesting case. I would code 35701-RT for you doctor, and 37246-62 for the angioplasty. 36221 is coded for Dr. ABC. HTH, Jim Pawloski, CIRCC...

  10. Navigate Arteriovenous Fistula Creation Coding With 3 Handy Tips...

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    36837 (Percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation, upper extremity, separate access sites of the peripheral artery and peripheral vein, including fistula maturation procedures (eg, transluminal balloon angioplasty, coil emboli­zation) when performed, including all vascular access, imaging guidance and radiologic supervision and interpretation).

  11. Grasp Fistula Creation Code Distinctions : CPT® 2023 - AAPC

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    You’ll see the following two new codes in CPT® 2023 for percutaneous fistula creation: 36836 (Percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation, upper extremity, single access of both the peripheral artery and peripheral vein, including fistula maturation procedures (eg, transluminal balloon angioplasty, coil embolization) when performed ...