CPT® 36516, Under Venous Catheterization, Therapeutic Apheresis and Photopheresis Procedures
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 36516 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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Summary
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 therapeutic apheresis with extracorporeal treatment of the blood outside the body for immune complexes, filtration of specific components, and return of the plasma to the patient.
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