AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 12 (December)
Surgery: Cardiovascular System (December 2007)
December 2007 page 11a Bonus Feature:Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question: How is code 75898 reported in conjunction with transcatheter embolization? Is it reported for each follow-up angiogram performed, only once for each individual vessel embolized, or only once for the entire operative site embolized? Answer: Unlike angioplasty, completion angiography is not included in embolotherapy and infusion therapy. With the exception of the intracranial or central nervous system, code 75898, Angiography through existing catheter for follow-up study for transcatheter therapy, embolization or infusion, is reported only once per operative field per session. Multiple vessels embolized in the same extremity are considered...
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