CPT^® 37211, Under Other Transcatheteral Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 37211 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Transcatheteral Procedures.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider inserts a catheter into an artery to infuse a thrombolytic medication in the area of a vessel where a clot is present. He performs this therapy on an artery other than a coronary or non–intracranial artery and also performs the radiological supervision and interpretation he uses to access the vessel. Use this code for the initial treatment day.

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37211 Denial

Hello Everyone, I have billed 37211 and 93451 26. I have received a denial on 37211 for a modifier. The physician only used one access site for 37211, but placed two catheters. Any suggestion on wh... [ Read More ]

need help with pulmonary case

Use 37211-50 since two catheters were placed. HTH, Jim Pawloski, CIRCC... [ Read More ]

need help with pulmonary case

Indications Acute saddle pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale (CMS-HCC) [I26.02 (ICD-10-CM)] Conclusion Procedures: 1. Insertion of EKOS catheters in bilateral pulmonary arteries for cath... [ Read More ]

Thrombolytic Infusion

[QUOTE="kvogel03, post: 514522, member: 218682"] Hell Everyone, I have a physician that started doing thrombolytic infusion and I am new to this. I am look at 37211. If, they only use one access p... [ Read More ]

Thrombolytic Infusion

Hell Everyone, I have a physician that started doing thrombolytic infusion and I am new to this. I am look at 37211. If, they only use one access point and place to EKOS catheter placements in the... [ Read More ]

Right popliteal over-the-wire embolectomy TIA

[QUOTE="TWilliam2019, post: 513590, member: 117131"] Indication: 58-year-old patient who is presenting with acute ischemia of the right leg. CTA showed thrombus in the popliteal artery and poor flo... [ Read More ]

need help with peripheral intervention

I agree with 37230-RT and 37184. 37228 is bundled into 37230 (stent supersedes angioplasty), 37211 is for the start of TPA infusion, which is usually an overnight procedure. The TPA was part of the t... [ Read More ]

need help with peripheral intervention

Conclusion PROCEDURES 1. Abdominal aortogram 2. Bilateral lower extremity angiogram with runoff 3. Percutaneous intervention of right popliteal, posterior tibial, anterior tibial arteries. Status p... [ Read More ]

Need Help - I need help on coding this procedure

I believe for this case we would be looking at Primary thrombectomies bilaterally seperate vessle families,. because same vessels on rt and lt (ext iliacs and common femorals- 37184-50, 37185, 37185-X... [ Read More ]

Please help! Procedure coding

Look at 37184,RT and 37211,XU,RT. Don't code the PTA because there is no stenosis mentioned and not enough documentation to code the 75710. Dx I74.3. Hope this helps.... [ Read More ]

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