tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2003 Issue 12

Reader Question: Report 37620 and 75940 for IVC Filter

Question: How can I get paid for inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement? Medicare is paying the hospital fee only. South Carolina Subscriber Answer: Be sure to report both portions of the service: The appropriate procedural code is 37620 (Interruption, partial or complete, of inferior vena cava by suture, ligation, plication, clip, extravascular, intra-vascular [umbrella device]), and you may report the associated radiological procedure separately using 75940 (Percutaneous placement of IVC filter, radiological supervision and interpretation). Remember, however, that the surgeon may report the radiology portion of the procedure only if another physician (including the hospital radiologist) does...

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