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CPT® 37186, Under Arterial Mechanical Thrombectomy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 37186 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Arterial Mechanical Thrombectomy Procedures.

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Either before or after the physician performs a percutaneous intervention, such a stent placement or balloon angioplasty, he removes small sections of the thrombus or embolism from a noncoronary or non–intracranial arterial occlusion or from an arterial bypass graft, using various methods under fluoroscopic guidance.

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LE thrombectomy, stent, and angioplasty
[QUOTE="Jim Pawloski, post: 504881, member: 67434"] When a stent is placed first and a clot breaks off and goes down stream and possible occlusion occurs. Then the doctor chases after the clot and rem... [ Read More ]
LE thrombectomy, stent, and angioplasty
When a stent is placed first and a clot breaks off and goes down stream and possible occlusion occurs. Then the doctor chases after the clot and removes it, that is when you use 37186.... [ Read More ]
LE thrombectomy, stent, and angioplasty
[QUOTE="mk2001, post: 504839, member: 77092"] Would it be 37184 and 37221? Because of the statements, "After we were done with our thrombectomy, we then proceeded to examine the left external iliac st... [ Read More ]
LE thrombectomy, stent, and angioplasty
[QUOTE="such78, post: 504832, member: 502881"] 1.Left external iliac stent occlusion. 2.History of infrarenal aortic aneurysm and left common iliac aneurysm. 3.Left lower extremity claudication. NAME... [ Read More ]
LE thrombectomy, stent, and angioplasty
1.Left external iliac stent occlusion. 2.History of infrarenal aortic aneurysm and left common iliac aneurysm. 3.Left lower extremity claudication. NAME OF PROCEDURES: 1.Ultrasound-guided access of l... [ Read More ]
37184 vs 37229 please help *TIA*
I would use 37186 as thrombectomy was not a planned procedure, the doctor was chasing a clot. I agree with the rest of the codes. HTH, Jim Pawloski, CIRCC... [ Read More ]
37184 vs 37229 please help *TIA*
Procedure: 1. Abdominal aortagram 2. Right lower extremity Arteriogram 3. Selective third order catheter placement in right ATA via left femoral artery access 4. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous acc... [ Read More ]
Need CPT help on Thrombectomy (open vs closed?)
Hello! I am new to Endovascular and need help coding CPT on this one. If I'm reading this correct, we first did an open thrombectomy procedure (access lower leg), 34203. Then we went up into the arter... [ Read More ]
Primary vs. Secondary Thrombectomy
The previous reply threw me off when i saw one of these for the first time recently on a report. I went with 37184 and 37185 because the thrombectomy was performed BEFORE the PCI. I now see that was n... [ Read More ]
Endovascular repair of right popliteal artery aneurysm with Viabahn covered stents?
I wont code 37186 because the aspiration embolectomy is included.... [ Read More ]
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