CPT^® 37197, Under Other Transcatheteral Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 37197 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Transcatheteral Procedures.

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In this procedure, the provider removes a foreign body from a blood vessel using a catheter he places through the skin. This code includes radiological supervision and interpretation, which the provider may use for guiding the catheter to remove the foreign body.

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stent retrieval to other postion

[QUOTE="Jim Pawloski, post: 516348, member: 67434"] No, the foreign body has to be removed to code 37197. This code is used when a catheter or wire is fractured in the body and needs to be removed. HT... [ Read More ]

stent retrieval to other postion

No, the foreign body has to be removed to code 37197. This code is used when a catheter or wire is fractured in the body and needs to be removed. HTH, Jim Pawloski, CIRCC... [ Read More ]

stent retrieval to other postion

would you code a foreign body retrieval 37197 if the stent moved to the aortic root and retrieved it and put in proper place, per say?... [ Read More ]

HELP WITH A COMPLICATED LOWER EXTREMITY ATHERECTOMY CASE

There is no documentation of a CTA, so I would code 37225-RT for atherectomy of SFA, 37197 for Percutaneous retrieval of intravascular foreign body, 75710-RT,59 for dx. peripheral angio. HTH, Jim Pawl... [ Read More ]

foreign body removal only done due to intervention

To quote 37197 from the CPT book, "Transcatheter retrieval, percutaneous, of intravascular foreign body (eg. fractured venous or arterial catheter), includes radiological S&I, and imaging guidance (ul... [ Read More ]

foreign body removal only done due to intervention

I don’t know if anyone can help me or not. I am a coder for a vascular surgeon that does IR too and I am having a debate with my physician on a coding issue. I would like opinion on this issue as we... [ Read More ]

Broken & Embolized Catheter in LV During Heart Cath - Can This Complication Be Coded?

[QUOTE="ernist8489, post: 467277, member: 341084"] Awesome Question! Yes you may report 37197 in addition to 93460- Selective Right and Left heart cath w/ coronary angiography . Since 93460 has higher... [ Read More ]

Broken & Embolized Catheter in LV During Heart Cath - Can This Complication Be Coded?

Awesome Question! Yes you may report 37197 in addition to 93460- Selective Right and Left heart cath w/ coronary angiography . Since 93460 has higher RVU we code this case- 93460, 37197-XU... [ Read More ]

Port removal - help

[b]Removal of fractured catheter[/b] [QUOTE="prabha, post: 437458, member: 34053"]Am I coding this correct? 36595-59 36590 36010 77001-59 1. Selective catheterization of SVC from right femoral vein... [ Read More ]

broken port a cath retrieval via heart cath

[QUOTE="betsyraines, post: 434278, member: 349977"]One of my cardiologists performed a heart cath (via the subclavian and the groin) in order to retrieve a broken piece of a port-a-cath that had float... [ Read More ]

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