The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 36005 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Intravenous Vascular Introduction and Injection Procedures. Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.

CPT code 36005 represents a specific medical procedure involving the injection of a contrast material into a vein of an extremity for the purpose of venography.

CPT code 36005 is used to describe the procedure of injecting a contrast dye into an external vein to perform a venography. This diagnostic procedure involves visualizing the veins using imaging techniques, typically X-rays, to assess the condition of the veins, identify blockages, or evaluate venous anatomy.

2011年10月31日 · If a full and complete diagnostic subclavian venogram is performed report it separately with 36005 and 75820. Code 36005 may need 59 modifier attached. If Venogram is done to establish vein patency or roadmapping purposes …

MS-DRG assignment is based on procedures performed and documented patient diagnoses. The following information shows potentially applicable MS-DRG assignments for surgical MS-DRGs within MDC 5 when endovascular thrombectomy of the lower limbs is performed.

• CPT code 36005 (injection procedure for extremity venography (including introduction of needle or intracatheter) should not be utilized to report venous catheterization unless it is for the purpose of an injection procedure for extremity venography.

Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for intravenous vascular introduction and injection procedures. CPT 36000 describes the introduction of a needle or intracatheter into a vein. CPT 36002 describes injection procedures (e.g., thrombin) for percutaneous treatment of extremity pseudoaneurysms.