BC Advantage - 2022 Issue 11

Coding and Documentation for Arterial Embolization

Arterial catheter embolization is an interventional radiology procedure that requires detailed documentation of the steps performed by the physician to maximize coding and reimbursement. The procedure places medications, embolic agents, or a radiopharmaceutical into a blood vessel to prevent abnormal bleeding, close off vessels, eliminate abnormal connections between arteries and veins, or to treat aneurysms or tumors. Common embolization procedures include treatment of uterine fibroids or destruction of liver tumors using y-90 radioembolization. Three CPT® codes describe these procedures, as follows:  Use of these codes is based on the abnormality being treated. They exclude embolization of the...

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