CPT^® 34451, Under Venous Embolectomy/Thrombectomy, Direct or With Catheter

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 34451 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Venous Embolectomy/Thrombectomy, Direct or With Catheter.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider makes an incision in the leg and abdomen to gain access to the vena cava, iliac, or femoropopliteal vein. He removes the clot and closes the incision.

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Angiojet/Angiovac

Anybody have a physician performing these? Rep says we can bill three codes: Placing Cannula(s) for extracorpeal External bypass Thrombectomy direct with or without cath - no mechanical "removing ... [ Read More ]

need a little help(alot)

[QUOTE="hewitt, post: 241090, member: 11336"]You might want to consider for atrial or ventricular thrombus 33310, 33315. Inferior vena cava 34401, 34421, 34451. Hepatic 34151. I do not know the detail... [ Read More ]

need a little help(alot)

You might want to consider for atrial or ventricular thrombus 33310, 33315. Inferior vena cava 34401, 34421, 34451. Hepatic 34151. I do not know the detail, but this will at least give you a start. Be... [ Read More ]

Please help!

[QUOTE="Lisa Curtis, post: 158519, member: 8339"]Hopefully someone can give me some guidance without me typing the entire procedure note here:eek: Pre-op and post-op diagnoses: 1. Iliac arteriovenous... [ Read More ]

Please help!

Hopefully someone can give me some guidance without me typing the entire procedure note here:eek: Pre-op and post-op diagnoses: 1. Iliac arteriovenous fistula, spontaneous 2. Iliac vein stenosis 3. L... [ Read More ]

'09 CPC exam scored differently?

[QUOTE="carmen42604, post: 44635, member: 34451"]I would like to clarify, I called the AAPC today, and the exam for 2009 would be graded by overall, not by sections. I hope this helps![/QUOTE] That... [ Read More ]

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