tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 16

Anatomy : Look For Bovine Arch, Other Anomalies In Cardiac Patients

Scan operative report for clues to bovine archThe bovine arch is fairly common, occurring in roughly 20 percent of patients, according to the Textbook of Angiography (Harper and Row, 1980). In this situation, the right brachiocephalic and the left carotid share the same trunk from the aortic arch.  The presence of the bovine arch means that both arteries are in the same vascular family, says Jeff Fulkerson, supervisor of radiology billing at the Emory Clinic in Atlanta. So if you catheterize both, you'll have to bill for one with 36216 (Initial second order thoracic or brachiocephalic branch, within...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci Part B Insider.


Keep pace with evolving Medicare regulations with timely analysis of critical updates interpreted in an easy-to-follow, easy-to-apply format. Your subscription to TCI’s Part B Insider will equip you to navigate code and guideline changes, CCI edits, and revisions to modifiers, the fee schedule, OIG target areas, and more.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 4800 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 2003 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles

This feature is currently unavailable for online purchase. For more information, please call 801-770-4203 or Contact Us.

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.