tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 35

Physicians: Temporary Codes Already On The Books For 2005

AMA has released Category III codes, and more carotid catheterization codes are coming.The clock is ticking toward the release of new CPT codes for 2005. Some details are already out, and the American Medical Association has released the temporary Category III codes, also effective Jan. 1. These temporary codes include: Transcatheter placement of extracranial vertebral or intrathoracic carotid artery stent(s), including radiologic supervision and interpretation, percutaneous; initial vessel (0075T) and each additional vessel (0076T). These codes replace transcatheter extracranial placement codes 0005T-0007T, which allowed providers to specify with or without radiological supervision and interpretation. The new codes appear...

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