CPT^® 37216, Under Other Transcatheteral Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 37216 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Transcatheteral Procedures.

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The provider places an intravascular stent into a cervical carotid artery under imaging guidance. He may place the stent through a percutaneous catheter or via an open incision. He may also perform an angioplasty, that is, removal of plaque from the lining of the artery. He performs this procedure to treat carotid artery stenosis, or narrowing of the artery.

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Stenting of RT Intenal Carotid Artery - diagnosis Dissection of rt ICA?

For the procedure, it could be 37215 or 37216 depending on if a filter is used or not. HTH, Jim Pawloski, CIRCC... [ Read More ]

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No you can't code that. You code 37215 if embolic protection was used, or 37216 if not HTH, Jim Pawloski, CIRCC... [ Read More ]

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Medicare won't accept the codes I'm using on a patient with a stroke. Physician billed 37216, 36228, 70450. We can't bill the 36228 with the 37216 and MCR won't pay for 37216. Stumped; Can anyone assi... [ Read More ]

Medicare Patient denial 37216,52 PLEASE HELP!!

PROCEDURE PERFORMED: Attempted, but aborted right internal carotid artery stenting. PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Severe, symptomatic right carotid stenosis. DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: The patient was brou... [ Read More ]

2015 add on codes

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Common Carotid Stent Placement with Angioplasty

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Common Carotid Artery Stent placement, help??

[QUOTE="ttglasscock, post: 302524, member: 84181"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]FINDINGS OF DIAGNOSTIC AORTOGRAM/ARTERIOGRAM: Normal Great arch anatomy, moderate to severe stenosis orifice o... [ Read More ]

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