AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 10 (October)

Correct Coding of Endovascular Treatment for Lower Extremity Venous Incompetency (October 2014)

October 2014 pages 6-7 Correct Coding of Endovascular Treatment for Lower Extremity Venous Incompetency Historically, endovenous therapy for lower extremity venous incompetency has consisted of one or a combination of several techniques for treatment of incompetent veins and/or spider veins/telangiectasias. These techniques include venous ablation using radiofrequency or laser energies, injection of sclerosing agent(s), or percutaneous removal of abnormal vein segments. CPT codes describing these therapies have been in use for several years. This article will review the correct reporting of these codes. In addition, this article will discuss CPT code 37241 for venous embolization/occlusion and its intended use...

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