Peripheral Vascular:
0234T-0238T Throw a Curveball at Your Atherectomy Claims
Published on Wed Jun 15, 2011
Assuming these codes include catheterization could cost you.You may have mastered the 2011 Category I updates for revascularization coding, but if you ignore Category III codes, your claims aren't fully compliant.Codes 0234T-0238T are the key to coding supra-inguinal atherectomy. Here's a breakdown of these codes, what they include, what you may code separately, and when you'll use these codes. The codes in focus are below:0234T, Transluminal peripheral atherectomy, open or percutaneous, including radiological supervision and interpretation; renal artery0235T, ... visceral artery (except renal), each vessel0236T, ... abdominal aorta0237T, ... brachiocephalic trunk and branches, each vessel0238T, ... iliac artery, each vessel.Get a Grip on New Codes With Terminology PrimerThe AMA created Category I codes (see 37220-+37235) for "PTA, stent, and atherectomy interventions from the aortic bifurcation distally," noted the presentation by AMA CPT® Advisory Committee member, SeanP. Roddy, MD, FACS, and AMA Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee member Gary [...]