Dr. John Santilli, MD

CPT Codes:

• 49083: Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); with imaging guidance
• 10160: Puncture aspiration of abscess, hematoma, bulla, or cyst
• 49406: Image-guided fluid collection drainage by catheter (eg, abscess, hematoma, seroma, lymphocele, cyst); peritoneal or retroperitoneal, percutaneous

CPT Codes:

• 49180: Biopsy, abdominal or retroperitoneal mass, percutaneous needle

CPT Codes:

• 49450: Replacement of gastrostomy or cecostomy (or other colonic) tube, percutaneous, under fluoroscopic guidance including contrast injection(s), image documentation and report

CPT Codes:

• 47490: Cholecystostomy, percutaneous, complete procedure, including imaging guidance, catheter placement, cholecystogram when performed, and radiological supervision and interpretation

CPT Codes:

• 36247: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial third order or more selective abdominal, pelvic, or lower extremity artery branch, within a vascular family
• 49418: Insertion of tunneled intraperitoneal catheter (eg, dialysis, intraperitoneal chemotherapy instillation, management of ascites), complete procedure, including imaging guidance, catheter placement, contrast injection when performed, and radiological supervision and interpretation, percutaneous

CPT Codes:

• 49440: Insertion of gastrostomy tube, percutaneous, under fluoroscopic guidance including contrast injection(s), image documentation and report

CPT Codes:

• 47531: Injection procedure for cholangiography, percutaneous, complete diagnostic procedure including imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound and/or fluoroscopy) and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation; existing access

CPT Codes:

• 47536: Exchange of biliary drainage catheter (eg, external, internal-external, or conversion of internal-external to external only), percutaneous, including diagnostic cholangiography when performed, imaging guidance (eg, fluoroscopy), and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation

CPT Codes:

• 49452: Replacement of gastro-jejunostomy tube, percutaneous, under fluoroscopic guidance including contrast injection(s), image documentation and report

CPT Codes:

• 49465: Contrast injection(s) for radiological evaluation of existing gastrostomy, duodenostomy, jejunostomy, gastro-jejunostomy, or cecostomy (or other colonic) tube, from a percutaneous approach including image documentation and report

CPT Codes:

• 44500: Introduction of long gastrointestinal tube (eg, Miller-Abbott) (separate procedure)

CPT Codes:

• 36573: Insertion of peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC), without subcutaneous port or pump, including all imaging guidance, image documentation, and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation required to perform the insertion; age 5 years or older
• 36558: Insertion of tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump; age 5 years or older
• 36556: Insertion of non-tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter; age 5 years or older

CPT Codes:

• 37191: Insertion of intravascular vena cava filter, endovascular approach including vascular access, vessel selection, and radiological supervision and interpretation, intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance (ultrasound and fluoroscopy), when performed

CPT Codes:

• 36590: Removal of tunneled central venous access device, with subcutaneous port or pump, central or peripheral insertion

CPT Codes:

• 36561: Insertion of tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device, with subcutaneous port; age 5 years or older

CPT Codes:

• 37244: Vascular embolization or occlusion, inclusive of all radiological supervision and interpretation, intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance necessary to complete the intervention; for arterial or venous hemorrhage or lymphatic extravasation

CPT Codes:

• 36581: Replacement, complete, of a tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump, through same venous access

CPT Codes:

• 37193: Retrieval (removal) of intravascular vena cava filter, endovascular approach including vascular access, vessel selection, and radiological supervision and interpretation, intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance (ultrasound and fluoroscopy), when performed

CPT Codes:

• 38222: Diagnostic bone marrow; biopsy(ies) and aspiration(s)

CPT Codes:

• 38505: Biopsy or excision of lymph node(s); by needle, superficial (eg, cervical, inguinal, axillary)

CPT Codes:

• 60100: Biopsy thyroid, percutaneous core needle

CPT Codes:

• 32555: Thoracentesis, needle or catheter, aspiration of the pleural space; with imaging guidance

CPT Codes:

• 32557: Pleural drainage, percutaneous, with insertion of indwelling catheter; with imaging guidance
• 32550: Insertion of indwelling tunneled pleural catheter with cuff

CPT Codes:

• 36589: Removal of tunneled central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump
• 32552: Removal of indwelling tunneled pleural catheter with cuff

CPT Codes:

• 50432: Placement of nephrostomy catheter, percutaneous, including diagnostic nephrostogram and/or ureterogram when performed, imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound and/or fluoroscopy) and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation
• 50390: Aspiration and/or injection of renal cyst or pelvis by needle, percutaneous

CPT Codes:

• 50435: Exchange nephrostomy catheter, percutaneous, including diagnostic nephrostogram and/or ureterogram when performed, imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound and/or fluoroscopy) and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation

CPT Codes:

• 50436: Dilation of existing tract, percutaneous, for an endourologic procedure including imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound and/or fluoroscopy) and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation, with postprocedure tube placement, when performed

CPT Codes:

• 50433: Placement of nephroureteral catheter, percutaneous, including diagnostic nephrostogram and/or ureterogram when performed, imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound and/or fluoroscopy) and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation, new access

CPT Codes:

• 10030: Image-guided fluid collection drainage by catheter (eg, abscess, hematoma, seroma, lymphocele, cyst), soft tissue (eg, extremity, abdominal wall, neck), percutaneous

CPT Codes:

• 62328: Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic; with fluoroscopic or CT guidance