Central Catheter Placement - Medical Coding Guide

How to become Perfect in Coding Vascular Families in IVR

For coding Vascular procedures, it is very important to understand the concept of vascular families. Vascular families are located in Appendix L in CPT codebook. Vascular family is made of…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC October 29, 2024

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Joint replacement (Wrist, Ankle & Elbow) Coding guide

Basics of Joint replacement procedures Joint replacement procedure are very common in old age patient. With growing age the bone density decreases and hence joint problems increases. In most of…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC October 2, 2024

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Do and Don’t – CPT Code tunneled catheter exchange

CPT Code tunneled catheter exchange Intro Insertion of a tube beneath the skin into the blood vessels to provide medication or nutrients to patients directly into the blood stream is…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC October 1, 2024

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Central Venous Catheter Coding Guide

What is Central Venous Catheter? For patients who are getting frequent injections or are under chemotherapy, the physicians recommends a central line or central venous catheter(CVCs) . CVCs are also…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC October 1, 2024

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Superb tips for Tunneled Central Venous Catheter CPT codes

In medical coding, we code all type of procedures. These procedures are simple, complex or look complex but are simple. Here, I would consider Central or PICC catheter placement procedures…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC July 5, 2024

Central Catheter Placement IR procedure

Become Expert in Coding Guidance CPT codes

Use of guidance is very common for performing any radiology diagnostic exam. Interventional radiology CPT codes are mostly accompanied by guidance CPT codes. Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound, Computed tomography, MRI guidance etc.…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC October 6, 2022

Central Catheter Placement IR procedure

Coding guide for CPT code 36595, 36596 & 36593

The long-term presence of access catheters in the vascular system may result in development of clot and/or fibrin within or around the catheter, causing the catheter to become non-functional. The…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC March 13, 2022

Central Catheter Placement

Coding Chest X ray CPT code Post Central Line Placement

Basics-Chest X ray Post Central Line Placement We have already learned about the central line placement procedures. These procedures are commonly done for placing central venous catheters using temporary or…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC November 2, 2019