Coding Quinton catheter procedures

Q.1  The physician inserts a Quinton Catheter for a patient with CKD what are the approriate codes ?

DX     CODE      DESCRIPTION
1        585.9        Chronic Kidney Disease 

PX     CODE      DESCRIPTION     
1        86.07       Insertion Of Totally Implantable VAD    

CPT   CODE      DESCRIPTION         
1        36558      Insertion of tunneled central venous Catheter without Subq
                          Port/Pump 
                                                                                                     

Q.2  The physician removes a Quinton Catheter from a patient with CKD what are the approriate codes ? 

DX    CODE      DESCRIPTION
1        V58.81     Fitting or Adjustment Vascular                                                          
2        585.9       Chronic Kidney Disease


PX    CODE      DESCRIPTION
1       86.05        Incision with Removal Of FB/Device From Skin/Subcu tissue        


CPT  CODE     DESCRIPTION         
1      36589       Remove Tunnel Central Venous Cath, w/o Subq port/Pump 
   
Note: Quinton Cath is tunneled central venous catheter without subquteneous Port/Pump


1 comment:

  1. UnknownJune 6, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    My friend has to use a catheter everyday so I have been doing some more research. I don't know exactly what kind he has to use thought. I just want to get a better understanding so I know what he is going through. Thanks for sharing.

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