Wiki 37186 Thrombectomy

[Robbin109]

Can this code be used for aspiration thrombectomy or just mechanical?

 

[jmcpolin]

do you mean when they stick the needle right into the vessel with no catheter?

 

[jmcpolin]

36002?

 

[Jim Pawloski]

Can this code be used for aspiration thrombectomy or just mechanical?

I believe any method for 37186. For coronaries it has to be mechanical.
HTH,
Jim Pawloski, CIRCC

 

[Robbin109]

Yeah, for the Primary thrombectomy code ,37184, it specifies Mechanical, but the secondary code +37186 it's not so clear....


Thanks.