AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 3 (March)

Cardiovascular System (March 2002)

March 2002 page 10b Coding Consultation Cardiovascular System, 36481, 75885, 75887 (Q&A) Question What are the correct CPT codes to report catheterization and angiogram of the hepatic portal vein when the portal vein is entered through an existing TIPS shunt? AMA Comment CPT code 36481, percutaneous portal vein catheterization by any method, is the appropriate code to report catheterization of the hepatic portal vein through an already existing TIPS shunt. The angiogram of the hepatic portal vein, can be reported as either 75885 or 75887 based on whether portal pressures were obtained or not. The Society of Cardiovascular...

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