Component coding for diagnostic angiography prior to 2013
| 2012 CPT code | 2012 CPT code descriptor | 2012 RVU | 2012 Code global |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36200 | Introduction of catheter, aorta | 3.02 | 000 |
| 36215 | Selective catheter placement, arterial system; each first order thoracic or brachiocephalic branch, within a vascular family | 4.67 | XXX |
| 36216 | Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial second order thoracic or brachiocephalic branch, within a vascular family | 5.27 | XXX |
| 36217 | Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial third order or more selective thoracic or brachiocephalic branch, within a vascular family | 6.29 | XXX |
| 75650 | Angiography, cervicocerebral, catheter, including vessel origin, radiological supervision and interpretation | 1.49 | XXX |
| 75660 | Angiography, external carotid, unilateral, selective, radiological supervision and interpretation | 1.31 | XXX |
| 75662 | Angiography, external carotid, bilateral, selective, radiological supervision and interpretation | 1.66 | XXX |
| 75665 | Angiography, carotid, cerebral, unilateral, radiological supervision and interpretation | 1.31 | XXX |
| 75671 | Angiography, carotid, cerebral, bilateral, radiological supervision and interpretation | 1.66 | XXX |
| 75676 | Angiography, carotid, cervical, unilateral, radiological supervision and interpretation | 1.31 | XXX |
| 75680 | Angiography, carotid, cervical, bilateral, radiological supervision and interpretation | 1.66 | XXX |
| 75685 | Angiography, vertebral, cervical, and/or intracranial, radiological supervision and interpretation | 1.31 | XXX |
| +36218 | Selective catheter placement, arterial system; additional second order, third order, and beyond, thoracic or brachiocephalic branch, within a vascular family (list in addition to code for initial second or third order vessel as appropriate) | 1.01 | ZZZ |
| +75774 | Angiography, selective, each additional vessel studied after basic examination, radiological supervision and interpretation (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) | 0.36 | ZZZ |
CPT, current procedural terminology; RVU, Relative Value Unit.