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CPT 2011:

37224-37227 Cover Your Femoral/Popliteal Revascularization Bases

Published on Fri Jan 14, 2011

CPT's definition of a 'single vessel' for this territory is an exception to the rule. Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that CPT 2011 brings dozens of new codes and guidelines for cardiology services. Case in point: CPT 2011 adds new codes for lower extremity endovascular revascularization covering angioplasty, atherectomy, and stenting, noted Stacy Gregory, CCC, CPC, RCC, of Gregory Medical Consulting Services, in her presentation, "Peripheral Vascular Coding Tactics," at the 2011 Coding Update and Reimbursement Conference in Orlando (www.codingconferences.com). This article will focus on the femoral/popliteal codes 37224-37227. "37220 to +37223 Revamp Your Iliac Intervention Coding Options" in Cardiology Coding Alert, vol. 13, no. 12, discussed the iliac codes. Look to a future issue to cover tibial/peroneal codes 37288-+37235. Master the Single Code Approach for Fem/Pop Coding The new femoral/popliteal service codes are below. Note that all of the codes include angioplasty in the [...]
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