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Is 36200 bundled with an ipsilateral access/iliac artery intervention?

Date: Dec 28, 2022

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"Patient has a right CFA access site. Catheter is placed in the aorta for an abdominal aortogram with bilateral iliac run-off (75630), then via the right CFA access a stent is placed in the right external iliac artery (37221) for occlusive disease."  Since the catheter was placed beyond the intervention site (and is the highest order non-selective code), can you report code 36200 for the catheter placement in the aorta with the right external iliac artery stenting procedure (37221) performed via the right CFA access site, or is 36200 bundled for this ipsilateral access/iliac artery intervention?

Question ID : 18176
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