AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 9 (September)

Arterial Mechanical Thrombectomy Guidelines (September 2019)

September 2019 page 5 Arterial Mechanical Thrombectomy Guidelines Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes for arterial mechanical thrombectomy (37184-37186) are in the Surgery/Cardiovascular System subsection of the CPT code set. Mechanical thrombectomy involves the removal of a thrombus (blood clot) from a vessel (eg, thrombotic occlusion of an extremity artery) to help restore circulation. The CPT code set includes guidelines that distinguish between arterial or venous transcatheter therapies. This article focuses on arterial mechanical thrombectomy codes and the related revisions made to the guidelines and parentheticals in the 2019 code set. Arterial Mechanical Thrombectomy Codes  37184Primary percutaneous transluminal mechanical...

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