What is a renal angiogram?

What is a renal angiogram?

A renal angiogram is an imaging test to look at the blood vessels in your kidneys. Your healthcare provider can use it to look at the ballooning of a blood vessel (aneurysm), narrowing of a blood vessel (stenosis), or blockages in a blood vessel.

What is the CPT code for renal artery stent placement?

Note: The CPT codes 37236, 37237, 37238, and 37239 are used to report stenting of multiple anatomically defined arteries or veins.

How is renal angiography done?

The renal angiogram procedure starts with the insertion of a catheter — a thin, flexible tube. The radiologist puts the catheter into a blood vessel leading to your kidney through a small incision (cut) usually in the groin. The X-ray dye is injected through the catheter into the artery and X-rays are taken.

What is the CPT code for renal angiogram?

Renal artery imaging using contrast angiography, as described by CPT code 75722 (unilateral) or CPT code 75724 (bilateral), must involve selective catheterization into the renal artery proper. They also specifically include any flush aortography, if performed by the intervention- alists, in the same session.

Why would you need renal angioplasty?

If your renal artery is narrowed or blocked, it can cause severely high blood pressure or problems with how your kidneys work. Renal angioplasty and stenting can help make blood flow to your kidney better and ease problems. The procedure is often done by a specially trained doctor called an interventional radiologist.

What is the CPT code for an angiogram?

The CPT® code used for visceral angiogram is 75726. This CPT® code includes the abdominal aortogram or angiogram 75625. Therefore, do not code CPT® code 75726 and 75725 together.

Is an angiogram and angiography the same thing?

Angiography, angiogram, or arteriograms are terms that describe a procedure used to identify narrowing or blockages in the arteries in the body. The procedure is the same regardless of what area of the body is being viewed.

What is the CPT code 36245?

CPT® 36245 in section: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; abdominal, pelvic or lower extremity artery branch.

What does CPT code 75710 mean?

75710. Angiography, extremity, unilateral, radiological supervision and interpretation. 75716. Angiography, extremity, bilateral, radiological supervision and interpretation. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

What kind of doctor does renal angioplasty?

Your interventional cardiologist or other vascular specialist may recommend renal (kidney) artery angioplasty and stenting to open the blocked arteries and restore blood flow to your legs. Angioplasty is a procedure performed in the catheterization laboratory, or “cath lab,” in a hospital.

What is left ventriculography?

Left ventriculography, imaging of the left ventricle with a contrast injection, was one of the first methods of measuring left ventricular function and wall motion and is usually performed at the discretion of the cardiologist during cardiac catheterization (eg, coronary angiography).