CPT^® 36513, Under Venous Catheterization, Therapeutic Apheresis and Photopheresis Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36513 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Venous Catheterization, Therapeutic Apheresis and Photopheresis Procedures.

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Apheresis (also known as pheresis or therapeutic pheresis) is a medical procedure utilizing specialized equipment to remove selected blood constituents (plasma, leukocytes, platelets, or cells) from whole blood. The remainder is retransfused into the person from whom the blood was taken. Report this code for removal of platelets, cell fragments shaped like a disc that helps in blood clotting.

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