CPT^® 36005, Under Intravenous Vascular Introduction and Injection Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36005 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Intravenous Vascular Introduction and Injection Procedures.

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The provider injects contrast into a vein of an extremity for a venography to diagnose a vein disorder, including a blood clot. The procedure includes introducing a needle or intracatheter.

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Venograms with thrombectomy and angioplasty

[QUOTE="mk2001, post: 513122, member: 77092"] I don't do just IR so I could be completely wrong here. 76937x2, 75822, 75825, 37187x2, 37248, 37249x2, 36010 & 36005 36005 shows as bundled but modifier ... [ Read More ]

Venograms with thrombectomy and angioplasty

[QUOTE="uneeq3, post: 513032, member: 450846"] Hello my IR friends, its been a minute but I have a case I'm not sure about. I would appreciate any help. Thank you in advance. So I have 37187x2, 372... [ Read More ]

Cath procedure

can anyone review and tell me if they agree with the following codes. 93597 93567 93565 36011 36012 36216 36217 36218 37241 37241 36005 76937 The procedure included a left and right heart catheteriz... [ Read More ]

Need help - coding 75820 upper extremity venogram

If the pacemaker was not placed or attempted to be placed, and vein could not be accessed, code it as 36005 and 75820... [ Read More ]

Venography

[QUOTE="such78, post: 501289, member: 502881"] The patient was brought to Radiology, placed on the angio table in the prone position.The bilateral popliteal veins were then accessed using ultrasound-g... [ Read More ]

Venography

The patient was brought to Radiology, placed on the angio table in the prone position.The bilateral popliteal veins were then accessed using ultrasound-guided micropuncture technique and a Bentson wir... [ Read More ]

Venography coding

I could use some help in clarifying how a procedure should be coded, more specifically the catheter placements to code. The codes that were given were, 36005, 36011, 37238, 37252, 37253 x 4, 75822, 7... [ Read More ]

76937 Denials

[QUOTE="SharonCollachi, post: 490364, member: 654943"] 76937 is only guidance, not the procedure itself. Here is one policy on that code (CGS): [HEADING=2]Reporting Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular ... [ Read More ]

76937 Denials

76937 is only guidance, not the procedure itself. Here is one policy on that code (CGS): [HEADING=2]Reporting Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access (CPT code 76937)[/HEADING] Recently, CGS has cl... [ Read More ]

Venogram through existing access

If a pre-existing left brachial venous access is used and a venogram (75820-59) was done showing chronic occlusion in the left brachiocephalic vein and a venoplasty (37248) is done in the left brachi... [ Read More ]

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