AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 11 (November)

Surgery: Cardiovascular System (Q&A) (November 2015)

November 2015 page 10b Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question: How is the additional left facial artery catheter placement and diagnostic angiography reported? After the left common carotid artery is selected, diagnostic cervical angiography is performed (36222). Next, the catheter is placed into the external carotid artery and diagnostic angiography is performed (36227), but then the catheter is placed into the left facial artery and diagnostic angiography is performed. Answer: It is not appropriate to report an additional code for the left facial artery catheter placement and diagnostic angiography, as code 36227, Selective catheter placement, external carotid artery, unilateral, with angiography...

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