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Don't Miss Separate Angioplasty Opportunity

Published on Fri Jul 24, 2015

Question: What is the best way to report an angioplasty and vacuum thrombectomy of the inferior vena cava? Utah Subscriber Answer: For the inferior vena cava mechanical vacuum thrombectomy, the most appropriate code is 37187 (Percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy, vein[s], including intraprocedural pharmacological thrombolytic injections and fluoroscopic guidance). Code 37187 explicitly includes thrombolytic injections performed during the procedure and fluoroscopic guidance, [...]
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