CPT^® 36216, Under Diagnostic Studies of Cervicocerebral Arteries

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36216 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 a second order thoracic or brachiocephalic branch, within a vascular family, typically to perform angiography.

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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 ]

Cath procedure

can anyone review and tell me if they agree with the following codes. 93597 93567 93565 36011 36012 36216 36217 36218 37241 37241 36005 76937 The procedure included a left and right heart catheteriz... [ Read More ]

Modifier RT/LT

[QUOTE="csperoni, post: 509567, member: 164618"] -50 for bilateral is only applicable to certain codes where it has been determined the code description and value is only for one side. For the exampl... [ 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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

Aortic Arch and extremities

Hi can someone tell me what the cpts would be on this. A co-worker and I disagree, I feel it should be 36221, 36215, 36216, and 75822. [B]PROCEDURE:[/B] Operations: 1. Percutaneous access of the ... [ Read More ]

Subclavian Stent

[QUOTE="Jim Pawloski, post: 489727, member: 67434"] I think your a little short with your subclavian cath code. 36215-rt is the innominate artery. You need 36216-RT for the subclavian artery. HTH, Jim... [ Read More ]

Subclavian Stent

I think your a little short with your subclavian cath code. 36215-rt is the innominate artery. You need 36216-RT for the subclavian artery. HTH, Jim Pawloski, CIRCC... [ Read More ]

need help with subclavian and brachiocephalic with left heart cath

[TABLE] [TR] [TD][B][LEFT]Procedures performed:[/LEFT][/B] [LEFT] 1. Coronary angiography. 2. Left heart catheterization. 3. Selective right subclavian and right brachiocephalic angiography. 4. Nonse... [ Read More ]

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