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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2005 Issue 1
New Codes Replace Carotid Artery Stenting Cat. III Codes
You should include radiologic S&I in stenting Get ready now for two new-for-2005 stenting codes, 0075T (Transcatheter placement of extracranial vertebral or intrathoracic carotid artery stent[s], including radiologic supervision and interpretation, percutaneous; initial vessel) and +0076T (... each additional vessel). Come Jan. 1, these codes will oust existing category III codes for IDE trials of carotid artery stenting: 0005T - Transcatheter placement of extracranial cerebrovascular artery stent(s), percutaneous; initial vessel +0006T - ... each additional vessel (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)0007T - Transcatheter placement of extracranial cerebrovascular artery stent(s), percutaneous, radiological supervision and...
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