CPT^® 36569, Under Insertion of Central Venous Access Device

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36569 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Insertion of Central Venous Access Device.

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The provider places a catheter through a vein in the upper extremity of a patient 5 years of age or older and passes the catheter into one of the major veins carrying the blood to the heart or directly into the right atrium, without placing a subcutaneous port or pump.

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