CPT^® 37233, Under Endovascular Revascularization

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 37233 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endovascular Revascularization.

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In this add–on procedure, the provider restores the blood supply in each additional unilateral tibial or peroneal artery through endovascular, open or percutaneous approach after he performs the same procedure in an initial vessel. He performs this procedure with an atherectomy, a surgical procedure to remove plaque from the blood vessel. This code includes an angioplasty procedure when provider performs it within same vessel during this procedure. Use this code when the provider performs this procedure on each additional vessel.

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Billing to Medicaid codes 37225 - 37233

Hello, How do we bill these codes to Medicaid to get proper reimbursement? NY PFS is paying over $3000 and IL PFS is paying around $400.00 Thank you,... [ Read More ]

billing ??

If you look at the CMS fee schedule for codes 37221 and 37233, the status indicator for PC/TC split is "0" which means full service only -26 and -TC are not valid. Hope this helps.... [ Read More ]

billing ??

Pro Fee Cardiology services 3 providers with over 17,000 RVUs, high production physicians, and 1 CV surgeon Cost to charge ratio of 21% for two physicians in card cath. They found that they were writi... [ Read More ]

Hierarchy question

Would 37233 ectomy/plasty rank lower or higher than 37234 stent/plasty? Thank you!... [ Read More ]

Category III codes

Hi Jaime. I would look to the fees for 37225, 37227, 37229, 37231, 37233, 37235 and fine the one that is closest to 0246T. that is really the only way to determine a fee for a CATIII code :) have a... [ Read More ]

Lymphaticovenular bypass lower extremity

Coding for Lower Extremity Revascularization in 2011 By Katharine L. Krol, MD ShareE-mailPrint The codes describing endovascular procedures for lower extremity revascularization have been completely ... [ Read More ]

caths and Angios.... help !!!!!

37229 37186 37233 S&I included... [ Read More ]

Atherectomy CPT code

1) Iliac vascular territory 0238T - Transluminal peripheral artherectomy, open or percutaneous, including radiological supervision interpretation; Iliac Artery CPT Assist 7/11 Coding Tip: 37220-37... [ Read More ]

catheter bundling issue with 75716-26

[b]aetna[/b] It is Aetna's scrub/payment software-they definitely have the new revascularization codes combined with all of the angios. Requires a 59 now for all angios even without 37220-37233.... [ Read More ]

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