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CPT® 37183, Under Portal Decompression Procedures on Arteries and Veins

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 37183 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Portal Decompression Procedures on Arteries and Veins.

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In this procedure, the provider removes a shunt that he previously places and inserts a new stent in the artificial channel or tunnel between the portal vein and one of the hepatic veins. The provider may perform this service due to a blood clot or narrowing of the artery.

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TIPS revision with mechanical thrombectomy
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Tips revision
[QUOTE="ramjame, post: 412259, member: 422174"][B][U]RP TIPS REVISION[/U][/B] [U][B]37183 is correct code for these report[/B][/U]:o Procedure: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) r... [ Read More ]
Tips revision
[B][U]RP TIPS REVISION[/U][/B] [U][B]37183 is correct code for these report[/B][/U]:o Procedure: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) revision Staff: Hunt Fellow: Browne Resident: N/... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="suela923@aol.com, post: 308742, member: 94624"]Please read and let me know if I coded this correctly. (I do need to ask the doctor to add his decision to intervene, no prior cath based studie... [ Read More ]
TIPS Revision with embolization
Please read and let me know if I coded this correctly. (I do need to ask the doctor to add his decision to intervene, no prior cath based studies) 36012, 37244, 37183. Thanks!! TIPS REVISION Histo... [ Read More ]
Tips revision
I would think that 37183 would cover the entire revision and additional stent.... [ Read More ]
Tips revision
Hello all: How to code this I have coded as (37183, 36580)Is ths enough or i have to code it as stent placement vascular(37205)Please clarify. Procedure: TIPS REVISION ANGIOPLASTY PERC VEIN VASCATH... [ Read More ]
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