tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2000 Issue 12

You Be the Coder: AngioJet for Thrombectomy of AV Fistula

Question: What CPT code should be used when performing mechanical thrombectomy with the Possis Medical AngioJet system in arteriovenous (AV) dialysis grafts? Are there different CPT codes for the peripheral arteries?Texas Subscriber Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.Answer: CPT 2001 now includes 36870 (thrombectomy, percutaneous, arteriovenous fistula, autogenous or non-autogenous graft [includes mechanical thrombus extraction and intra-graft thrombolysis). As of Jan. 1, 2001, this code should be used to report thrombectomies of AV fistulas, says Diane Elvidge, CPC, a coding and reimbursement specialist...

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