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75946 Intravascular
ultrasound (noncoronary vessel),
radiological supervision
and interpretation;
each additional noncoronary vessel (List
separately in addition
to code for primary
procedure)
CPT CODE CHANGES Details
(75945, 75946
have been
deleted. To
report
noncoronary
intravascular
ultrasound
during
diagnostic
evaluation
and/or
therapeutic
intervention,
see 37252,
37253)
The 2016 code set deleted 75946 for the radiologic
supervision and interpretation, or SI, portion of the
intravascular ultrasound for additional vessels. CPT®
deleted this code along with the code for the initial vessel,
75945. CPT® also deleted the corresponding add-on
procedure codes 37250-Intravascular ultrasound
(noncoronary vessel) during diagnostic evaluation and/or
therapeutic intervention; initial vessel (List separately in
addition to code for primary procedure) and 37251, for each
additional vessel.
To report this service, see new code 37253-Intravascular
ultrasound (noncoronary vessel) during diagnostic
evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention, including
radiological supervision and interpretation; each additional
noncoronary vessel (List separately in addition to code for
primary procedure). CPT® added 37253 along with 37252
for the initial noncoronary vessel to report bundled imaging
services for diagnostic noncoronary IVUS.
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