by Christine Woolstenhulme, QMC QCC CMCS CPC CMRS
Jan 23rd, 2017
The following codes have been Deleted as of January 01, 2017
| 35450 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty, open; renal or other visceral artery |
| 35452 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty, open; aortic |
| 35458 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty, open; brachiocephalic trunk or branches, each vessel |
| 35460 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty, open; venous |
| 35471 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty, percutaneous; renal or visceral artery |
| 35472 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty, percutaneous; aortic |
| 35475 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty, percutaneous; brachiocephalic trunk or branches, each vessel |
| 35476 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty, percutaneous; venous |
Replacement Codes for 2017 on the above codes
| 36902 | Introduction of needle(s) and/or catheter(s), dialysis circuit, with diagnostic angiography of the dialysis circuit, including all direct puncture(s) and catheter placement(s), injection(s) of contrast, all necessary imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through entire venous outflow including the inferior or superior vena cava, fluoroscopic guidance, radiological supervision and interpretation and image documentation and report; with transluminal balloon angioplasty, peripheral dialysis segment, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty |
| 36905 | Percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy and/or infusion for thrombolysis, dialysis circuit, any method, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation, diagnostic angiography, fluoroscopic guidance, catheter placement(s), and intraprocedural pharmacological thrombolytic injection(s); with transluminal balloon angioplasty, peripheral dialysis segment, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty |
| 36907 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty, central dialysis segment, performed through dialysis circuit, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation required to perform the angioplasty (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
| 37246 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except lower extremity artery(ies) for occlusive disease, intracranial, coronary, pulmonary, or dialysis circuit), open or percutaneous, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty within the same artery; initial artery |
| 37247 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except lower extremity artery(ies) for occlusive disease, intracranial, coronary, pulmonary, or dialysis circuit), open or percutaneous, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty within the same artery; each additional artery (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
| 37248 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except dialysis circuit), open or percutaneous, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty within the same vein; initial vein |
| 37249 | Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except dialysis circuit), open or percutaneous, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty within the same vein; each additional vein (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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About Christine Woolstenhulme, QMC QCC CMCS CPC CMRS
Christine Woolstenhulme, CPC, QCC, CMCS, CMRS, is a Certified coder and Medical Biller with 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry.
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