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CPT® 2014:

Watch Vessel Type When Reporting 37236-+37238 in 2014

Published on Thu Oct 10, 2013

Toss out 37205-+37208 to make room for new intravascular stent codes. CPT® 2014 deleted stent placement codes 37205-37208 and the related radiological supervision and interpretation code 75960. In their place, you have new codes 37236-+37239, which bundle in stent placement, radiological supervision and interpretation, and (if performed) same-vessel angioplasty. Deleted: These codes will no longer be valid in 2014: 37205, [...]
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