AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2016 Issue 1

Intracranial endovascular interventions for 2016

The American Medical Association (AMA) has created three CPT codes for the treatment of occluded arterial intracranial vessels. A mechanical thrombectomy and the administration of thrombolytic or non-thrombolytic agent(s) are some of the methods utilized in the treatment of the occluded vessels. With the creation of the new CPT codes are numerous guidelines, new language and new and revised parenthetical notes to assist us in the proper reporting of these codes. The new CPT codes are as follows: 61645 Percutaneous arterial transluminal mechanical thrombectomy and/or infusion for thrombolysis, intracranial, any method, including diagnostic angiography, fluoroscopic guidance, catheter placement, and...

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