AMA CPT® Assistant - 1998 Issue 10 (October)

Transcatheter Procedures, 37204 (Q&A) (October 1998)

October 1998 page 10e Coding Consultation Transcatheter Procedures, 37204 (Q&A) Question Can I report code 37204 more than once if more than one vessel is occluded? AMA Comment Code 37204, is intended to be reported for each operative field addressed. Therefore, multiple vessels in the same field should be identified with one code for all vessels treated in that operative field. If more than one operative field is addressed (such as in multiple sites of trauma), then it would be appropriate to report the code to identify each separate operative field treated. In this case, the use of...

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