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Other arterial nonselective codes include the following: â¢ 36100, Introduction of needle or intracatheter, carotid or vertebral artery, is access by a direct stick into a carotid or vertebral artery. â¢ 36120, Introduction of needle or intracatheter; retrograde brachial artery, is access into the brachial artery. In this case, the brachial, axial, subclavian, and innominate arteries are treated as one vessel. As long as the catheter does not leave one of those, it is considered nonselective. â¢ 36140, Introduction of needle or intracatheter; extremity artery, is access into any other extremity artery.
Coding tip: Learn the new 2008 CPT codes for elbow procedures-Big changes for epicondylitis. For 2008, the American Medical Association deleted codes 24350-24356 for the treatment of epicondylitis, which coders have been using for years. The new CPT codes for use include the following codes: 24357-Tenotomy, elbow, lateral or medial (e.g., epicondylitis, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow); percutaneous. Use this code when a surgeon performs a percutaneous tenotomy procedure on the proximal extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon at its insertion in the lateral epicondylar area.