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CPT® 36015, Under Intravenous Vascular Introduction and Injection Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 36015 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Intravenous Vascular Introduction and Injection Procedures.

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This particular code is for selective placement of the catheter in the segmental or subsegmental pulmonary artery, typically for the purpose of performing an angiography. Angiography is an X–ray study of the blood vessels that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. Angiography uses a radiopaque substance (dye) to make the blood vessels visible under X–ray.

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Pulmonary arterial thrombectomy
Hi Lisa, I would have code 36015 and 36014-59 for selective catheterization in left lower lobe and right main pulmonary artery instead of 36014-50. remaining codes are correct.... [ Read More ]
IVC/SVC Angiography
I'm not sure what all was done or from what access but the work to insert a catheter into the superior/inferior vena cava are included in the work to insert a catheter into any of the selected blood v... [ Read More ]
Is this separately billable?
Below from the AMA/CPT, it is not intended in a facility setting that a physician would report codes such as 96360-96379. They believe an IM injection would typically be ordered by the physician and p... [ Read More ]
need asststance with this report Please
[QUOTE="mceisele, post: 351285, member: 9790"]This is how I would code: 37211- 50 for initial infusion; 36015 x5 for the rt super, infer, middle and lt sup ling and infer pulmonary arteries (could n... [ Read More ]
need asststance with this report Please
This is how I would code: 37211- 50 for initial infusion; 36015 x5 for the rt super, infer, middle and lt sup ling and infer pulmonary arteries (could not tell how many branches); 75743 (26) pulmona... [ Read More ]
need asststance with this report Please
First time coding this type of procedure and I have some code not sure they care correct. PROCEDURE PERFORMED: 1. Ultrasound-guided placement of sheaths x2 into left common femoral vein. Permanent ... [ Read More ]
2015 add on codes
i hope this will help you.. 74301 Cholangiography and/or pancreatography; additional set intraoperative, radiological supervision and interpretation 74300 75565 Cardiac ma... [ Read More ]
Pulmonary Vein Angiography
[QUOTE="ablythe, post: 329488, member: 75556"]How do you code for cath placement for selective catheterization of the right superior, middle and inferior pulmonary veins? And is the S&I 75746? Thank... [ Read More ]
64450 Denials WPSMedicare(Indiana)
The below is from the NCCI Manual, chapter 2 pages 6-11 4. Under certain circumstances an anesthesia practitioner may separately report an epidural or peripheral nerve block injection (bolus, intermi... [ Read More ]
How To Code Different Cardiac Branches
I would not use codes from 30000's series. 9000's, yes. I would use the code for the congenital heart cath (not sure without the report), and when you put "LA (left artery)/RA (right artery)" do you... [ Read More ]
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