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Resolved What cpt would you use to check placement of central venous port ?

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JanetA_51595

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This port was previously implanted
They wanted to verify placement still under fluro
What cpt would you use?
I thought 77001 vs 76000 perhaps?
 
76000= Fluoroscopic monitoring of a separately reportable procedure is performed. Fluoroscopy is an imaging technique used to obtain real-time moving images of internal structures using a device that consists of an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen. These devices include image intensifiers and video cameras that allow images to be recorded and displayed on a monitor. In 76000, the physician or other qualified health care professional provides fluoroscopic monitoring for up to 1 hour for a service or procedure that does not include the fluoroscopy service as part of the procedure.

77001= This code reports the radiological portion of fluoroscopic guidance used throughout the procedure of placing, replacing, or removing a central venous access device, or CVAD. This includes contrast injections through the access site or catheter, related venography supervision and interpretation, and radiographic verification of the final catheter position. A CVAD is a catheter inserted with its tip in the superior or inferior vena cava or the right atrium for purposes of administering large amounts of blood, fluid, or repeated transfusions, such as antibiotics or cytotoxic therapy. Central veins are those in the thorax with direct continuity to the right atrium. The most commonly used access veins are the internal and external jugular and subclavian veins. A CVAD may be a peripherally inserted central catheter, or PICC line, which is placed through the antecubital veins in the arm and advanced to the central vein with the tip in the superior vena cava. CVADs may also be non-tunneled, which are placed more directly into the central vein by access through the chest wall in the clavicular area.
 
Hi Darcy- thanks for your reply
77001 was my choice as well but was listed as add on code
just wanted another opinion - have great day!:)
 
Hi Darcy- thanks for your reply
77001 was my choice as well but was listed as add on code
just wanted another opinion - have great day!:)
It is an add on code so would need a primary procedure listed first
 
You need to use a modifier to indicate that the procdure is a repeat for position placement. You would use both the parent code and the 77001 as an add on code can't be used alone. The modifier is the key.
 
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