37269 prior authorization | Premera Blue Cross of Washington
37269, Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral and popliteal vascular territory, with transluminal stent placement, including transluminal angioplasty when performed, including all maneuvers necessary for accessing and selectively catheterizing the artery and crossing the lesion, including all imaging guidance and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform stent placement and angioplasty, when performed, within the same artery, unilateral; complex lesion, initial vessel, is on the Premera Blue Cross of Washington prior authorization list. Not a coverage or referral decision.
- Code
- 37269
- Description
- Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral and popliteal vascular territory, with transluminal stent placement, including transluminal angioplasty when performed, including all maneuvers necessary for accessing and selectively catheterizing the artery and crossing the lesion, including all imaging guidance and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform stent placement and angioplasty, when performed, within the same artery, unilateral; complex lesion, initial vessel
- Source
- Clinical Review by Code List PBCWA, Pg 316 Original policy