Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2018 Issue 1
CPT® 2018: Set Your Vascular Surgery Coding Course for Next Year
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Article Overview
This premium article explains major CPT 2018 changes affecting vascular surgery coding, with emphasis on endovascular repair, extension prosthesis placement, radiology supervision/interpretation, and delivery or access-related add-on codes. It is useful for vascular surgeons, coding professionals, and revenue cycle teams who need a high-level understanding of which code families were revised, deleted, or added for the new year. The article also discusses how the updates change the structure of reporting and how several procedures are now captured through more comprehensive descriptors.
Why This Topic Matters
These CPT 2018 revisions affect how vascular endovascular services are reported and organized across procedure components, making them important for accurate code set transition planning and internal coding education.
Article Sections
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Stop Using Endovascular Repair Codes; Choose From 8 New Options
Reviews the CPT 2018 restructuring of endovascular repair reporting for infrarenal aortic and iliac artery procedures. It also notes deleted and replacement code families and discusses the shift toward more comprehensive descriptors.
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Revision: Category III Endovascular Repair Code
Summarizes a CPT 2018 revision to a Category III code related to iliac artery bifurcation repair. The section also provides general context on the role of Category III codes.
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Look to These Codes for Extension Prosthesis Placement
Covers CPT 2018 changes for extension prosthesis placement reporting, including deleted and replacement code families. The section describes how the update fits into broader endovascular repair revisions.
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CPT 2018 Crosses Out 75952-75954
Explains the deletion of selected radiological supervision and interpretation codes and where reporting shifts under the 2018 framework. The section connects these changes to the new endovascular repair code families and Category III reporting.
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Mark Down These Delivery to Endograft, Endo Prosthesis Additions
Introduces new delivery and access-related codes associated with endograft and endovascular prosthesis procedures. The section also notes related add-on code revisions for existing delivery services.
What You Will Learn
- Which vascular surgery code families were revised, deleted, or added for CPT 2018
- How the article organizes endovascular repair changes into broader reporting groups
- What general types of services are affected by the new and revised code structure
- How CPT 2018 changes relate to radiology, delivery, and access components in vascular procedures
- Which areas of vascular coding professionals should review during the transition to the 2018 code set
Who Should Read This
- CPT coders
- vascular surgery coding specialists
- revenue cycle staff
- physician practices
- hospital outpatient coding teams
- compliance and coding auditors
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
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