CPT^® 36593, Under Other Central Venous Access Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36593 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Central Venous Access Procedures.

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The provider administers a drug, such as a tissue plasminogen activator (TPA), to dissolve a clot in an implanted venous access device or catheter.

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Alteplase dwelling/infusion

If alteplase is infused over four hours for the purpose of declotting instead of just dwelling would you still bill that as 36593?... [ Read More ]

Billing for alteplase infusion

If alteplase is infused over four hours for the purpose of declotting instead of just dwelling would you still bill that as 36593?... [ Read More ]

Flushing of a dialysis cath

[QUOTE="snordin, post: 476224, member: 315381"] We are general surgeons and we are performing flushing of dialysis patients caths on several occasions. We billed cpt cod 36593 but it is being denied... [ Read More ]

Flushing of a dialysis cath

We are general surgeons and we are performing flushing of dialysis patients caths on several occasions. We billed cpt cod 36593 but it is being denied by Medicare for medical necessity (dx code). I... [ Read More ]

Auditor states drug ordered as IV over 2 minutes must have a doc stop time?

When its just an IV PUSH there does not need to be a stop time. If it truly was an IV drug hung for say 20 minutes yes there would need to be start and stop times but the PUSH IV drugs do not need t... [ Read More ]

Thrombolysis

It's hard to say definitely without seeing the complete procedure report, but 36593 is the common code for declotting a central vascular access line.... [ Read More ]

96365 billed?

Alteplase given for the purpose of occlusion is billed with 36593 (Declotting by thrombolytic agent of implanted vascular access device or catheter.) Alteplase is not infused but is simply pushed int... [ Read More ]

Medicare reimbursement for J2997

We are having problems with Medicare reimbursement for a Nephrology practice using HCPCS J2997. We have read in another forum (2016) that some are billing 36593 with J2997 and are being reimbursed. Ha... [ Read More ]

J2997 Cathflo.... coding for declotting PICC line

we code 36593 with T82.594A + the primary diagnosis.... [ Read More ]

Infusion Services

Our local Novitas (Medicare)[U][/U][B] Article ID A53049, Original ICD-9 Article ID A47797, Article Title Approved Drugs and Biologicals; Includes Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents[/B] states; [B]If per... [ Read More ]

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