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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 4 (April)
Surgery/Cardiovascular (April 2009)
April 2009 page 8b
Surgery: Cardiovascular, 37204 (Q&A)
Question: May code 37204 be reported when a vascular plug is
used for percutaneous closure of an arteriovenous graft (AVG)
of the right forearm to treat "steal syndrome"?
Answer: Yes, deployment of a vascular plug as embolization
in the venous outflow tract of an arteriovenous (AV) graft
to treat "steal syndrome" is reported using code 37204,
Transcatheter occlusion or embolization (eg, for tumor destruction,
to achieve hemostasis, to occlude a vascular malformation),
percutaneous, any method, non-central nervous system,
non-head or neck.
Surgery: Cardiovascular, 37204 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 2009; April...
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