CPT^® 36217, Under Diagnostic Studies of Cervicocerebral Arteries

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36217 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Studies of Cervicocerebral Arteries.

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The provider advances a catheter into each third order or smaller thoracic or brachiocephalic branch within a vascular family, typically to perform angiography of these arteries.

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