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CPT® 36465, Under Sclerotherapy of Telangiectasia and Incompetent Veins

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 36465 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Sclerotherapy of Telangiectasia and Incompetent Veins.

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In this procedure, the provider injects a noncompounded foam sclerosing solution into a single incompetent truncal vein of the extremity under ultrasound guidance to guide the dispersion of foam, most commonly to treat a varicose vein. This code is used for a single truncal vein of the extremity. 

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