CPT^® 36901, Under Dialysis Circuit Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36901 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Dialysis Circuit Procedures.

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The provider introduces a needle and/or catheter under fluoroscopic guidance (live X–rays that can be viewed on a monitor) and injects intravenous contrast material to visualize and record images of the entire dialysis circuit to assess blood flow or locate an obstruction; radiological supervision, interpretation, image capture, and report are included in this code.

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Open Forearm Thrombectomy and Fistulogram

[QUOTE="mk2001, post: 509306, member: 77092"] It should just be the 36831 for an open AV fistula thrombectomy. The code now for a fistulogram is 36901 and would be included unless of course it was don... [ Read More ]

Open Forearm Thrombectomy and Fistulogram

[QUOTE="scrawford1690@gmail.com, post: 509297, member: 424140"] Does anyone have any tips on this? [/QUOTE] It should just be the 36831 for an open AV fistula thrombectomy. The code now for a fistulog... [ Read More ]

Fistuloplasty & venoplasty

[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 493758, member: 5404"] I would code this as 36901 and 36907 because there is no documentation of a stent placement at this encounter. By my reading of the report, it seems t... [ Read More ]

Fistuloplasty & venoplasty

I would code this as 36901 and 36907 because there is no documentation of a stent placement at this encounter. By my reading of the report, it seems that the stent was already in place, perhaps from ... [ Read More ]

Fistuloplasty & venoplasty

[QUOTE="gayathria, post: 493399, member: 582670"] Procedure: Fistulography, Fistuloplasty of the left brachiocephalic fistula, Venography and venoplasty of the right brachiocephalic vein/stent Medica... [ Read More ]

Fistuloplasty & venoplasty

It's hard to say for sure without seeing the operative report, but is this an angioplasty of a dialysis fistula? If so, then 37248 would not be correct - the appropriate codes are in the range 36901-... [ Read More ]

Central SVC angioplsty thru sheath in Internal Jugular in (HD cath)

[QUOTE="Robbin109, post: 481617, member: 31747"] Pt has a HD catheter in right internal jugular vein: The area of the tunneled catheter skin exit site was infiltrated with local anesthetic. Under flu... [ Read More ]

Central SVC angioplsty thru sheath in Internal Jugular in (HD cath)

Pt has a HD catheter in right internal jugular vein: The area of the tunneled catheter skin exit site was infiltrated with local anesthetic. Under fluoroscopic guidance as stiff angled Glidewire was ... [ Read More ]

HERO GRAFT, HELP!

Help! I haven't done very many of these and am not feeling the confidence on this one. I came up with 36830, 36558, 36589, 36010/XS, 37248, 37249 x2, 36901, 77001/XS, 76937, 75825/XU. What do you thin... [ Read More ]

Pseudoaneurysm and stenosis in a fistula

Code 36909 is specifically for AV graft embolization procedure. Add 36901-36906 as primary procedure to report with this procedure.... [ Read More ]

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