CPT® 37184, Under Arterial Mechanical Thrombectomy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 37184 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Arterial Mechanical Thrombectomy Procedures.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider treats an occlusion, or blockage, in a noncoronary or non–intracranial artery or in an arterial bypass graft by using a combined technique of mechanical thrombectomy and pharmacological thrombolytic injection. He also uses fluoroscopic guidance to perform mechanical thrombectomy. Use this code when the provider performs this procedure on the initial vessel.

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