AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 9 (September)

Surgery: Cardiovascular System (Q&A) (September 2014)

September 2014 page 13b Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question: If a midline catheter is inserted in a 30-year-old patient and it terminates in the basilic, cephalic, or brachial vein peripheral to the shoulder, should the insertion be reported using code 36569, Insertion of peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC), without subcutaneous port or pump; age 5 years or older? Because the midline catheter does not enter the central vasculature, would code 36000, Introduction of needle or intracatheter, vein, be more appropriate? Answer: As stated in the Central Venous Access Procedures guidelines, to qualify as a central venous access catheter or...

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