CPT^® 34201, Under Arterial Embolectomy/Thrombectomy Procedures, With or Without Catheter

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 34201 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Arterial Embolectomy/Thrombectomy Procedures, With or Without Catheter.

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In this procedure, the provider makes an incision in the leg. The provider enters the femoropopliteal or aortoiliac artery and removes the clot with or without using a catheter.

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Aortoiliac angiogram and additional procedures

Not sure what year CPT book you are looking at but look at 34201 with 37221 and 37223 with I70.222 and I74.3 and maybe I74.5.... [ Read More ]

Open repair of right anterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm using reversed right great saphenous vein interposition graft

[QUOTE="ernist8489, post: 489553, member: 341084"] Thanks what if they thrombectomize an aortobifemoral bypass graft left limb and across the fem fem and do not place a patch or anything like that and... [ Read More ]

Open repair of right anterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm using reversed right great saphenous vein interposition graft

Thanks what if they thrombectomize an aortobifemoral bypass graft left limb and across the fem fem and do not place a patch or anything like that and then after thrombectomy of graft they do a new PTF... [ Read More ]

ECMO Removal and RVAD Insertion

It has been years since I coded this specialty so I'm pretty rusty... Can someone please tell me if they agree with my codes? 33975 35271-51 34201-51 33946-51 33984-59 36556-51 93314-26 (I don't see d... [ Read More ]

Femoral Bypass Graft and Thrombectomy

I am having a hard time finding information on the following scenario; [B]Preoperative Diagnosis:[/B] Occluded right external iliac artery [B]Postoperative Diagnosis:[/B] Same [B]Indications for Op... [ Read More ]

Please HELP!! BELOW KNEE POPLITEAL ARTERY CUTDOWN WITH EMBOLECTOMY OF THE POPLITEAL AND SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY

Hello, I have been struggling with this OP report for days. I'm not sure if I have the right codes or not. The codes I came up with are 27602, 37228, 75710, 37226, 34201, and 76937. Any assistance w... [ Read More ]

Please HELP!! BELOW KNEE POPLITEAL ARTERY CUTDOWN WITH EMBOLECTOMY OF THE POPLITEAL AND SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY

HELP Thrombectomy of iliofemoral and femoral-popliteal bypass grafts

Procedure list in detail: 1. Evacuation of hematoma 2. Exploration of right femoral vessels with repair of right femoral artery pseudoaneurysm 3. Thrombectomy of iliofemoral and femoral-popliteal bypa... [ Read More ]

vascular help please

From looking at the procedure list in detail and skimming through the report, I would code it as 34201,RT 34203,50,51 35371,LT,XU,51 34111,LT,51 34101,LT,51 27602,RT,51 Per Dr. Z, if an endarterectom... [ Read More ]

vascular help please

Procedure list in detail: 1. Bilateral iliofemoral embolectomy through bilateral femoral artery exposure 2. Left common femoral artery thromboendarterectomy with patch angioplasty 3. Bilateral poplite... [ Read More ]

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