tci Part B Insider - 2017 Issue 2

Part B Coding Coach: This Angioplasty Q&A Makes Tackling New CPT® 2017 Codes 37246-37249 A Breeze

Uncover the secret to know which vessels go with which codes. If you’ve already started using the new angioplasty codes this year, you may have noticed some funny business that makes your job pretty confusing. Which Vessels Do 37246 to +37249 Indicate? The descriptors for new 2017 angioplasty codes 37246 to +37249 tell you which vessels the codes do not apply to. If that leaves you wondering which vessels the new codes do apply to, you aren’t alone. Here are the codes with the vessel exceptions underlined: 37246, Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except lower extremity artery[ies] for occlusive...

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