AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 12 (December)

Coding Update: Reporting TIPS Procedures (December 2003)

December 2003 pages 1-3 Coding Update: Reporting TIPS Procedures A transvenous intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is the percutaneous establishment of a connection within the liver between the portal and systemic circulations. Its placement reduces portal pressure in patients with complications related to portal hypertension. One such complication treated is bleeding esophageal varices, the most life-threatening complication of portal hypertension. TIPS placement aims to divert portal blood flow into the hepatic vein to reduce the pressure gradient between portal and systemic circulations. TIPS patency is maintained by placement of a stent between the venous inflow tract (portal vein) and venous...

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