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tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 38
Say Goodbye To Unlisted Codes For Patency Check, Radiofrequency Ablation
If you've been billing for a central venous access device assessment, known as a central line patency check, your troubles may be over. Until now, you've had to bill for this procedure using an unlisted code plus a fluoroscopy code, says Cheryl Schad, with NJ-based Schad Medical Management. But now CPT 2006 will add a new code for this procedure (CPT 36598 ). "We might actually see some reimbursement for this procedure," exults Schad.You'll use 36598 when your physician injects contrast to see if there's a problem with a venous access device (such as fibrin around the...
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