CPT^® 36560, Under Insertion of Central Venous Access Device

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36560 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Insertion of Central Venous Access Device.

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A central venous access catheter is a device that the physician inserts beneath the skin to draw blood or administer medication/nutrients to the patient. The catheter's tip must terminate in the brachiocephalic (innominate) or iliac vein, subclavian, the superior or inferior vena cava, or the right atrium. Tunneling describes a technique in which the physician places a long catheter under the skin between the vein entry and external access sites.

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77001 Acceptable Primary Codes

[QUOTE="mbort, post: 31672, member: 10505"] here is the list: Primary Px - 77001 This list shows the primary procedure codes(s) appropriate for use with this add-on code. In... [ Read More ]

Coding for nurse placing port and injecting medicine for a lab to draw and test blood

Do you mean the nurse is [I]accessing[/I] the port? 36560 "placing a port" I believe is the surgical procedure to implant the port, which would be done by a surgeon. The nurse would access the implan... [ Read More ]

Coding for nurse placing port and injecting medicine for a lab to draw and test blood

[b]port codes, etc.[/b] I'm a coding student and cannot provide a definite answer. I hope you don't mind if I write about this based on my studies. Here is my take: It seems we code 36560 for the p... [ Read More ]

With Port or Without Port

The following is in part, a query sent to 3m: . This similar procedure was addressed in AMA?CPT Assistant, December 2009 Page: 11 where they stated how; "it is not procedurally possible to insert a ... [ Read More ]

2015 add on codes

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Cpt code???

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help please!! - If done in an office setting

Chest port insertion with sedation 36560-36561 Picc line insertion without sedation 36568-36569 Endovenous laser ablation for varicose veins without sedation 36478-36479 Tunnel valve catherization 3... [ Read More ]

Attempted port-a-cath

i would be the port a cath code w/a 53- modifier. state multiple attempts in your comment box. Either 36560 or 36561 -53 modifier!... [ Read More ]

93503 & 76937

Nov 10 CPT Assistant references 76937 "Fluoroscopy may be performed in combination with other imaging during a procedure (eg, peripherally inserted central venous catheter using both ultrasound 76937 ... [ Read More ]

Code 76937

As per encoder pro 76937 can be used with these codes; Use these code as primary CPT 36000 36005 36010 36011 36012 36013 36014 36015 36120 36140 36200 36215 36216 36217 36245 36246 362... [ Read More ]

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