CPT^® 36224, Under Diagnostic Studies of Cervicocerebral Arteries

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36224 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Studies of Cervicocerebral Arteries.

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In this procedure, the provider performs imaging supervision and interpretation for angiography performed by inserting a catheter through a distal artery into the thoracic aorta and farther into the internal carotid artery. He injects contrast material to take the X–ray images of intracranial or extracranial arteries or of the cervicocerebral arch to detect any vascular disease.

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