CPT^® 36226, Under Diagnostic Studies of Cervicocerebral Arteries

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36226 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 aortic arch. He injects contrast material to take the X–ray images of the artery to detect any vascular disease.

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Billing Diagnostic Angiograms with 75716?

[COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Looking for advise. Has anybody found a circumstance in which they would bill 36224-50, 36226-50, 75716-26? Have providers who insist that 75716-26 should be billed for every... [ Read More ]

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Please, I need help! Thank you Physician codes are 36225-RT, 36223-59-50, 36226-LT. Should I add 36228 to 36223? [B]Selective catheterization, right subclavian artery, cerebral angiography angiogr... [ Read More ]

Help with Venous Head and Neck Coding

Our doctors performed a diagnostic cerebral angiogram and catheterized the right internal carotid artery (36224 RT), the left internal carotid artery (36224 LT), the right vertebral artery (36226 RT),... [ Read More ]

Coding 36011

need help with carotid coding for hospital

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need help understanding and coding this carotids procedure for facility please

Agree with 36224-50, 36226-50.... [ Read More ]

need help understanding and coding this carotids procedure for facility please

Awesome questions. This case would be coded as follows 36224-50, 36226-50. 1). No we would not code 75710-XS,RT As the femoral arteriogram was not truly diagnostic in nature, nor did the physician e... [ Read More ]

need help understanding and coding this carotids procedure for facility please

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Selective cath placement and angiography of right/left subclavian, internal mammary, right vertebral and right common carotid during LHC with grafts

I would use 93459 and 36226. CPT Assistant, December 2011, states the subclavian and internal mammary catheterization is included in 93459.... [ Read More ]

Spinal Angio Assistance with CPT codes

36226-50 – Bilateral Vertebral 36218 x 2, 75774-XS x 2 – Bilateral Thyrocervical 36215-XS x 16, 75705 x 16 – Bilateral T4 to T12, except T6 & T7 which was only on the left 36245-50 x 2, 36245 �... [ Read More ]

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