CPT^® 36905, Under Dialysis Circuit Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36905 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Dialysis Circuit Procedures.

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Under fluoroscopic guidance (live X–rays that can be viewed on a monitor), the provider introduces a catheter into a vessel in the dialysis circuit and extracts a blood clot (hematoma) with special instruments (thrombectomy) and/or injects a drug to dissolve the clot (pharmacological thrombolytic injection); he also finds a narrowed segment in the outer area of the circuit, which he dilates and opens up using a balloon expanded within the vessel lumen (channel). The procedure includes diagnostic angiography and radiological supervision and interpretation.

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Dialysis

[QUOTE="suec, post: 504508, member: 39298"] Have a scenario, patient had their AV fistula declotted in the hospital as outpatient service and then went to dialysis in the hospital. Coded 36905 & 9393... [ Read More ]

Dialysis

In case it helps, I'm assuming the code is 90935 (not 93935), and outpatient Medicare NCCI has a 90935/36905 edit with 36905 in the col. 2 position (can override the edit with an NCCI modifier, when a... [ Read More ]

Dialysis

Have a scenario, patient had their AV fistula declotted in the hospital as outpatient service and then went to dialysis in the hospital. Coded 36905 & 93935. Does anyone know what modifier is needed... [ Read More ]

Humana denying 36905 requiring qualifying services

WE have been receiving this denial from Humana now for several months when we do a percutaneous thrombectomy on a dialysis AV graft . I cannot find anything on their website of what code in particula... [ 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 ]

CPT 36011/36012

Hello, Not sure if anyone can assist on this question, or if I am posting to the correct thread. I have queries on CPT's 36011/36012 & 36215/36216. If applicable in the following procedure note. I kno... [ Read More ]

AV fistula intervention

[QUOTE="AgnieszkaMarek, post: 487562, member: 276367"] so should be just 36905, 36215 ? [/QUOTE] should query the doctor Angiopalstied in subclavian vein VS subclavian artery. Surgeon mentioned subcl... [ Read More ]

AV fistula intervention

[QUOTE="suchang78, post: 487549, member: 502881"] If doctor did angioplasty in subclavian vein, codes are 36905 , 36907, and 76937. But in finding #4, it was mentioned subclavian artery. Should clari... [ Read More ]

AV fistula intervention

[QUOTE="AgnieszkaMarek, post: 487529, member: 276367"] [B]36905,36907[/B]??? PROCEDURE NAME: Pharmacal mechanical thrombectomy thrombolysis of the right arm brachiocephalic fistula/fistula ... [ Read More ]

AV fistula intervention

[B]36905,36907[/B]??? PROCEDURE NAME: Pharmacal mechanical thrombectomy thrombolysis of the right arm brachiocephalic fistula/fistula declot. PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Clotted fis... [ Read More ]

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