AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 10 (October)
Surgery: Cardiovascular System (Q&A) (October 2017)
October 2017 page 9a Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question: What is the appropriate code to report for an embolization or occlusion of a blood vessel performed in the small peripheral arteries (less than 2.5 mm diameter) for hemorrhage? Answer: Code 37244, Vascular embolization or occlusion, inclusive of all radiological supervision and interpretation, intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance necessary to complete the intervention; for arterial or venous hemorrhage or lymphatic extravasation, should be reported for the vascular embolization for the treatment of hemorrhage. Note that any diagnostic work prior to the decision to embolize is not included in the embolization...
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