CPT^® 36218, Under Diagnostic Studies of Cervicocerebral Arteries

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36218 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 an additional first, second, third, and even smaller order thoracic or brachiocephalic branch within a vascular family, typically to perform angiography of these arteries. Report this code in addition to the code for the primary selective catheterization.

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[QUOTE="christoff9, post: 435560, member: 72487"]Under roadmap imaging after double flushing, the Envoy catheter was advanced into the proximal cervical right internal carotid artery where it was used... [ Read More ]

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[QUOTE="fhromeo30, post: 432488, member: 111272"]Under roadmap imaging after double flushing, the Envoy catheter was advanced into the proximal cervical right internal carotid artery where it was used... [ Read More ]

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