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Wiki Port-A-Cath Placement Assistance

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Jody Mortensen

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How do you know the difference between a tunneled vs non-tunneled central venous catheter? The surgery report follows: The patient's right subclavian vein was punctured. Guidewire was placed & introduce. The sheath was advanced under fluroscopic guidance. The catheter tip was positioned at the junction of the superior vena cava & right subclavian vein. A incision was made on the right upper chest & a pocked for the the port was created with electrocautery. The catheter was then tunneled from the site of the puncture through the tunnel & attached to the port as recommended. The port was secured to the subcutaneious fascia. Would this be CPT code 36561? I am correct in intrepretating the sheath is what is used to create the tunnel? Any assistance, clarification for me would be appreciated.

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Jody Hecht
 
Well in the OP Report it states the catheter was tunneled that should tell you that it is tunneled. Yes 36561 would be correct.
 
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