AMA CPT® Assistant - 2008 Issue 4 (April)

Radiology (April 2008)

April 2008 page 11a Radiology, 36200, 75625, 75716 (Q&A) Question: What are the appropriate code(s) to report for a procedure described as a full and complete arteriogram study of the abdominal aorta and a full and complete arteriogram evaluation of the lower extremities? Answer: From a CPT coding perspective, code 36200, Introduction of catheter aorta, should be reported for placement of the catheter. For a full and complete arteriogram of the abdominal aorta, one should report code 75625, Aortography, abdominal, by serialography radiological supervision and interpretation, and for a full and complete arteriogram of the bilateral lower extremities...

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