tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2009 Issue 10

Get to Know the CV Access Placement Codes

CPT provides 13 codes to describe placement of central venous (CV) access devices: • 36555 -- Insertion of non-tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter; younger than 5 years of age • 36556 -- ... age 5 years or older • 36557 -- Insertion of tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump; younger than 5 years of age • 36558 -- ... age 5 years or older • 36560 -- Insertion of tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device, with subcutaneous port; younger than 5 years of age • 36561 -- ... age 5 years or older • 36563 ...

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