CPT^® 36620, Under Arterial Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36620 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Arterial Procedures.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider inserts a catheter percutaneously (through the skin) into an artery and uses this catheter for the purpose of sampling, transfusion, or continuous real–time blood pressure and heart rate monitoring.

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A-line Placement

36620-RT 36620-LT... [ Read More ]

A-line Placement

Hello, I have a peds pt that had an a-line placed on both the right and left sides during a repair of coarctation of the aorta would I code 36620 twice? Thank you! Megan Donathan, CPC-A... [ Read More ]

billing 36620 with 00630 QX P3

The 00630 is an ASA code that allows for multiple payments due to supervision, hence the QK & QX modifiers. 36620 is a surgical code and should only be billed by the provider who performed the proced... [ Read More ]

billing 36620 with 00630 QX P3

I have two anesthesia bills. The bills have a QX and a QK which would be 50% for each provider, however, both bills have code 36620, ARTL CATHJ/CANNULJ MNTR/TRANSFUSION SPX PRQ;. I am wondering if thi... [ Read More ]

Anesthesia Billing

TEE Denials during cardiac surgery

We are receiving denials from UH, Fidelis and Wellcare for our cardiac anesthesia billing for the TEE’s. An example billing is as follows: 00562 93503 36556-59 36620 76937-26 93312-26-59 93320-26-59... [ Read More ]

Needing help with procedure code

Hi All, I am hoping to get some input on billing this procedure. My doctor is wanting to bill CPT codes; 93533 93567 93568 92992 75825 75827 76937 36620 CPT code 92992 was deleted in 2021, so I am ... [ Read More ]

Surgical TEE not getting paid

Our anesthesiologists do a surgical TEE for the cardiologists when they are replacing Mitral or Aortic valves and also CABGs. 93312-59 is being denied 90% by all payers. 93355-59 (which I believe is t... [ Read More ]

Can codes 31500 and 31575 together

[QUOTE="ror2029, post: 483229, member: 461235"] I have a question in regards to the 25 Modifier. If the Primary Code 99291 has a 25 Modifier does CPT 99292 also need the 25 Modifier to unbundle Proced... [ Read More ]

Can codes 31500 and 31575 together

I have a question in regards to the 25 Modifier. If the Primary Code 99291 has a 25 Modifier does CPT 99292 also need the 25 Modifier to unbundle Procedures 31500 and 36620? Does anyone have the guid... [ Read More ]

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