AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 12 (December)
Surgery: Cardiovascular System (December 2009)
December 2009 page 11a Bonus Feature:Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question: What code would be reported to describe insertion of non-tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with subcutaneous port? Codes 36560-36561 are defined as tunneled. At times the documentation reflects insertion of a CV catheter directly into a central vein with a subcutaneous port, but without the mention of tunneling. Sharon Gilbert Answer: An implanted subcutaneous port with an attached central catheter is described by either code 36560, Insertion of tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device, with subcutaneous port; younger than 5 years of age, or code 36561, Insertion...
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