tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2012 Issue 2

CPT 2012: 37191-37193: Banish Unlisted Codes From Your IVC Filter Claims

Get ready for new renal catheter placement codes, too.Surgical codes that describe the whole package are becoming the norm, and CPT® 2012 continues the trend. Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter procedures and renal angiography have new codes that combine surgical and imaging services into one neat bundle. Clarify Your IVC Filter OptionsPrepare for an all new way to report IVC filter services, defining the service as insertion, repositioning, or retrieval:37191 -- Insertion of intravascular vena cava filter, endovascular approach including vascular access, vessel selection, and radiological supervision and interpretation, intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance (ultrasound and fluoroscopy), when...

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