Wiki CPT coding for stent placement (revascularization)

[Mrsrpc]

The example: "2 stents are placed in the femoral artery and 2 stents placed in the popliteal artery." The answer: Only one procedure can be reported in this territory 37226.
HOWEVER, the CPT book pg 311 under "Endovasc Revasc (open or percutaneous, transcath). Says "Only one code from this family (37220-37235) should be reported for EACH lower extremity VESSEL treated."

So, why isn't the answer 37226, 37226-(maybe with mod 59)?

Am i interpreting the CPT code book correctly?

 

[mk2001]

The example: "2 stents are placed in the femoral artery and 2 stents placed in the popliteal artery." The answer: Only one procedure can be reported in this territory 37226.
HOWEVER, the CPT book pg 311 under "Endovasc Revasc (open or percutaneous, transcath). Says "Only one code from this family (37220-37235) should be reported for EACH lower extremity VESSEL treated."

So, why isn't the answer 37226, 37226-(maybe with mod 59)?

Am i interpreting the CPT code book correctly?

If you look at pg 312 it says the entire femoral/popliteal territory in 1 lower extremity is considered a single vessel for CPT reporting specifically for the endovascular lower extremity revscularization codes 37224-37227.

 

[Mrsrpc]

If you look at pg 312 it says the entire femoral/popliteal territory in 1 lower extremity is considered a single vessel for CPT reporting specifically for the endovascular lower extremity revscularization codes 37224-37227.

Ah yes. I see it now. Thank you!