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Vascular Coding:

37203 and 75961 Head Out, 37197 Rolls In to Fill the Void

Published on Thu Jan 10, 2013

Transcatheter retrieval coding sees a big change in 2013. CPT® 2013 has streamlined your coding for intravascular foreign body removal. Effective January 1, you no longer need to report separate codes for retrieval and radiological guidance. One code will do the trick. The new all-in-one code is 37197 (Transcatheter retrieval, percutaneous, of intravascular foreign body [e.g., fractured venous or arterial [...]
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