CPT^® 36215, Under Diagnostic Studies of Cervicocerebral Arteries

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36215 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Studies of Cervicocerebral Arteries.

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The provider advances a catheter into each first order thoracic or brachiocephalic branch within a vascular family, typically to perform angiography of these arteries.

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Left Subclavian Angiography

Appreciate [QUOTE="mk2001, post: 515317, member: 77092"] Have you looked at 37236, 36215, 0237T & 75710 if it meets the diagnostic angiogram criteria? Hope this helps! [/QUOTE] Appreciate the help, ... [ Read More ]

Left Subclavian Angiography

[QUOTE="tekcorp, post: 515308, member: 858375"] Hello, hoping someone could guide me in the right direction... Trying to code a left subclavian angiography, Indications: Upper extremity, left arm cl... [ Read More ]

help with cpt 36215, 36216, 36217

Hi all, I am really struggling to understand these codes. I have a procedure where the doctor is coding 36215 x5, 36216, 36217 x2. Can anyone help me understand this? Right and retrograde left heart... [ Read More ]

36245 and 75716 Help Please

[QUOTE="pooranibio, post: 501524, member: 462234"] HELP PLEASE!! Procedures performed: Subclavian Angiogram - 36225-50 Right & Left Heart Catheterization w/ bypass grafts - 93461 Coronary Angiography... [ Read More ]

Left Subclavian Artery Angiography & LIMA Graft Angiography

Any advice on how to code this procedure would be greatly appreciated. I cannot decide on the cath codes and angiography codes. 36215, 75710, 75756? Procedures: Selective left subclavian artery an... [ Read More ]

Right Innominate Artery & Right Subclavian Artery Angio and Stent

I have 37236, 37237, 36215, 75710-59/XS, 75774, and 76937 Stress or Imaging Test Performed: CTA Previous selective angiography innominate artery right subclavian artery ( If patient had a previous an... [ Read More ]

CPT 36011/36012

Hello, Not sure if anyone can assist on this question, or if I am posting to the correct thread. I have queries on CPT's 36011/36012 & 36215/36216. If applicable in the following procedure note. I kno... [ Read More ]

Angioplasty-carotid/subclavian

Thanks Jim, I get confused whether I should use 36215 or the 36222.....etc. Is it because they did diagnostic angiogram so we can code an 36222 with an intervention. And if they don't do diagnostic a... [ Read More ]

Aortic Stent with lots of imaging, detailed report

For the left subclavian artery imaging, you need to code 36215-LT and 75710-LT,59. For 75736, there is no documentation of a catheter placed into the internal iliac artery. Delete 75736. HTH, Jim Pawl... [ Read More ]

Aortic Arch and extremities

Your codes with modifiers should be 36221, 36215-LT, 36216-RT,59, 75716. 75822 is a bilateral Venogram, 75716 is a bilateral arteriogram. HTH, Jim Pawloski, CIRCC... [ Read More ]

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