tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 40

Size Up Your 2nd- and 3rd- Order Cath Skills

1 Code or 2? The answer may surprise youNow that you-ve read up on cath coding rules in -Here's How Vascular Families Can Vary Your Selective Cath Coding Choices,- test your skills with this selective cath question.Question: My surgeon performed a catheterization of the right vertebral (third order) and left vertebral (second order) from femoral access. How should I report this?Answer: You should report both catheterizations because these are different vascular families. The two codes you-ll use are 36217 (Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial third-order or more selective thoracic or brachiocephalic branch, within a vascular...

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