AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 5 (May)

Reporting Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter Procedures (May 2019)

May 2019 pages 3-4 Reporting Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter Procedures For the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, significant changes were made regarding peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) procedures within the Central Venous Access Procedures subsection in the Cardiovascular System section. Three codes (36568, 36569, 36584) were revised, two new codes (36572, 36573) were added, new guidelines and parenthetical notes were added, and the Central Venous Access Procedures Table was updated to reflect these code changes for PICC procedures. This article provides guidance for the appropriate reporting of PICC procedures. Central Venous Access Procedures Insertion...

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