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Removal of Central Venous Access Device CPT® Code range 36589- 36590

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Central Venous Access Procedures 36589-36590 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 36589- 36590
Section 36589-36590
Removal of Central Venous Access Device
36589
36590
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[QUOTE="Vikas Maheshwari, post: 76509, member: 44470"]Hi, A physician remove a Port-a-Cath but he did not mention about tunnel or non-tunnel which is the correct CPT code for the following service. t... [ Read More ]
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Hi, A physician remove a Port-a-Cath but he did not mention about tunnel or non-tunnel which is the correct CPT code for the following service. there are only two codes but both of them are for tunne... [ Read More ]
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