OTHER PROCEDURES
Stenting of Popliteal Aneurysm
Question: What would the appropriate CPT® code for stenting of a popliteal aneurysm?
Answer: Per Clinical Examples in Radiology Spring 2016, code 37236 (Transcatheter placement of an intravascular stent(s) (except lower extremity artery(s) for occlusive disease, cervical carotid, extracranial vertebral or intrathoracic carotid, intracranial, or coronary), open or percutaneous, including radiological supervision and interpretation and including all angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed; initial artery) is used to report stenting of a popliteal aneurysm.
