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Dr. Salim Lala, MD

Washington, DC

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Lala, Vascular Surgeon in Washington, DC?

    Dr. Salim Lala, MD is a Vascular Surgeon, who primarily practices in Washington, DC with 1 additional practice location. Dr. Lala is fluent in English, Gujarati, and Urdu, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Lala’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Lala’s office at (202) 741-2911.

    What languages does Dr. Lala speak?

    Dr. Lala and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    • Gujarati

    • Urdu

    What conditions does Dr. Lala treat?

    As a Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Lala diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Lala. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Peripheral Artery Disease
    • PVD
    • PAD
    • Poor Circulation in Legs
    • Blocked Leg Arteries

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I739: Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Venous Insufficiency
    • Vascular Disease
    • CVI
    • Venous Reflux Disease
    • Leg Vein Incompetence
    • Peripheral Venous Insufficiency

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I872: Venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral)

    Also known as:

    • Localized Swelling
    • Edema
    • Localized Edema
    • Fluid Retention
    • Swelling in one area

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R600: Localized edema

    Also known as:

    • Carotid Artery Disease
    • Carotid Stenosis
    • Blocked Carotid Artery
    • Neck Artery Disease
    • Carotid Artery Narrowing

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I6523: Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries

    Also known as:

    • Other Post-Surgery Condition
    • Postoperative State
    • Recovery After Surgery
    • Surgical Follow-up

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z98890: Other specified postprocedural states

    Also known as:

    • End-Stage Kidney Disease
    • Kidney Failure
    • Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
    • Helping Your Child Adapt to Life with Chronic Kidney Disease
    • ESRD
    • End-Stage Renal Failure

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • N186: End stage renal disease

    Also known as:

    • Right Leg Pain
    • Leg Injuries and Disorder
    • Pain
    • Pain in right lower limb
    • Right leg discomfort
    • Aching right leg

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • M79604: Pain in right leg

    What procedures does Dr. Lala perform?

    As a Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Lala performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Lala. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Angioplasty (Femoral/Popliteal)
    • Femoral Artery Access for Endograft
    • Femoral Artery Angioplasty
    • Popliteal Artery Angioplasty
    • Leg Artery Revascularization
    • Percutaneous Femoral Access
    • Endograft Delivery Access
    • Artery Closure Procedure

    CPT Codes:

    • 37224: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral, popliteal artery(s), unilateral; with transluminal angioplasty
    • 34713: Percutaneous access and closure of femoral artery for delivery of endograft through a large sheath (12 French or larger), including ultrasound guidance, when performed, unilateral (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Angioplasty
    • Tibial Artery Angioplasty
    • Peroneal Artery Angioplasty
    • Leg Artery Revascularization

    CPT Codes:

    • 37228: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, tibial, peroneal artery, unilateral, initial vessel; with transluminal angioplasty

    Also known as:

    • Selective Artery Catheter Placement
    • Arterial Catheterization
    • Vascular Catheter Placement
    • Diagnostic Angiography Catheter
    • Diagnostic Catheter Insertion

    CPT Codes:

    • 36246: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial second order abdominal, pelvic, or lower extremity artery branch, within a vascular family
    • 36247: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial third order or more selective abdominal, pelvic, or lower extremity artery branch, within a vascular family

    Also known as:

    • Iliofemoral Artery Blood Clot Removal
    • Fistula Ligation or Banding
    • Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
    • Iliofemoral Thromboendarterectomy
    • Leg Artery Plaque Removal
    • Groin Artery Cleaning
    • Iliofemoral Patch Graft
    • AV Fistula Closure
    • Fistula Banding
    • Angioaccess Revision
    • EVAR
    • Aortic Stent Placement
    • Aortic Aneurysm Repair
    • Minimally Invasive Aorta Repair

    CPT Codes:

    • 35355: Thromboendarterectomy, including patch graft, if performed; iliofemoral
    • 37607: Ligation or banding of angioaccess arteriovenous fistula
    • 34705: Endovascular repair of infrarenal aorta and/or iliac artery(ies) by deployment of an aorto-bi-iliac endograft including pre-procedure sizing and device selection, all nonselective catheterization(s), all associated radiological supervision and interpretation, all endograft extension(s) placed in the aorta from the level of the renal arteries to the iliac bifurcation, and all angioplasty/stenting performed from the level of the renal arteries to the iliac bifurcation; for other than rupture (eg, for aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, dissection, penetrating ulcer)

    Also known as:

    • Intravascular Ultrasound (Non-Heart Vessels)
    • Intravascular Ultrasound (Additional Non-Coronary Vessel)
    • IVUS (Non-Coronary)
    • Vessel Ultrasound
    • Internal Artery Ultrasound
    • IVUS for Blood Vessels
    • Non-Coronary Vessel Ultrasound
    • Internal Blood Vessel Imaging

    CPT Codes:

    • 37252: Intravascular ultrasound (noncoronary vessel) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention, including radiological supervision and interpretation; initial noncoronary vessel (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
    • 37253: Intravascular ultrasound (noncoronary vessel) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention, including radiological supervision and interpretation; each additional noncoronary vessel (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Radiofrequency Vein Ablation
    • Endovenous Radiofrequency Ablation
    • RF Ablation for Varicose Veins
    • Vein Closure Procedure
    • Varicose Vein Treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 36475: Endovenous ablation therapy of incompetent vein, extremity, inclusive of all imaging guidance and monitoring, percutaneous, radiofrequency; first vein treated

    Also known as:

    • Arteriovenous Fistula Creation
    • AV Fistula Surgery
    • Cimino Fistula
    • Vascular Access for Dialysis

    CPT Codes:

    • 36821: Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; direct, any site (eg, Cimino type) (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Carotid Artery Clearing Surgery
    • Femoral Artery Plaque Removal
    • Carotid endarterectomy
    • Neck artery surgery
    • Vertebral artery clearing
    • Subclavian artery clearing
    • Superficial femoral artery endarterectomy
    • SFA plaque removal
    • Femoral artery clearing surgery
    • Thromboendarterectomy of leg artery

    CPT Codes:

    • 35301: Thromboendarterectomy, including patch graft, if performed; carotid, vertebral, subclavian, by neck incision
    • 35302: Thromboendarterectomy, including patch graft, if performed; superficial femoral artery

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Stent Placement
    • Iliac Artery Blood Flow Restoration with Balloon Angioplasty
    • Femoral Artery Stenting
    • Popliteal Artery Stenting
    • Leg Artery Angioplasty
    • Endovascular Revascularization
    • Iliac Artery Angioplasty
    • Endovascular Iliac Revascularization
    • Pelvic Artery Widening

    CPT Codes:

    • 37226: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral, popliteal artery(s), unilateral; with transluminal stent placement(s), includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed
    • 37220: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, iliac artery, unilateral, initial vessel; with transluminal angioplasty

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Blood Clot Removal
    • Mechanical Blood Clot Removal (Non-Heart/Brain Artery)
    • Femoropopliteal Embolectomy
    • Aortoiliac Thrombectomy
    • Leg Artery Clot Surgery
    • Percutaneous Thrombectomy
    • Artery Clot Removal
    • Mechanical Thrombolysis

    CPT Codes:

    • 34201: Embolectomy or thrombectomy, with or without catheter; femoropopliteal, aortoiliac artery, by leg incision
    • 37184: Primary percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy, noncoronary, non-intracranial, arterial or arterial bypass graft, including fluoroscopic guidance and intraprocedural pharmacological thrombolytic injection(s); initial vessel

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Bypass Graft with Vein
    • Leg Artery Bypass Graft (Popliteal, Tibial, or Peroneal)
    • Femoral-tibial bypass
    • Leg artery bypass
    • Peripheral bypass surgery
    • Vein graft for leg arteries
    • Popliteal-Tibial Bypass
    • Peroneal Artery Bypass
    • Leg Vein Bypass Graft
    • Distal Leg Artery Bypass

    CPT Codes:

    • 35566: Bypass graft, with vein; femoral-anterior tibial, posterior tibial, peroneal artery or other distal vessels
    • 35571: Bypass graft, with vein; popliteal-tibial, -peroneal artery or other distal vessels

    Also known as:

    • Basilic Vein Transposition for Dialysis Access
    • AV Fistula Creation
    • Basilic Vein Fistula
    • Dialysis Access Fistula
    • Upper Arm AV Fistula

    CPT Codes:

    • 36819: Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; by upper arm basilic vein transposition

    Also known as:

    • Iliac Artery Stent Placement
    • Endovascular iliac artery stenting
    • Iliac artery angioplasty with stent
    • Pelvic artery revascularization

    CPT Codes:

    • 37221: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, iliac artery, unilateral, initial vessel; with transluminal stent placement(s), includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed

    Also known as:

    • Deep Femoral Artery Cleaning
    • Profunda Femoral Thromboendarterectomy
    • Femoral Artery Plaque Removal
    • Leg Artery Cleaning
    • Deep Femoral Artery Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 35372: Thromboendarterectomy, including patch graft, if performed; deep (profunda) femoral

    Also known as:

    • Revision of Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula
    • AV fistula repair
    • Dialysis graft revision
    • Open AV fistula revision

    CPT Codes:

    • 36832: Revision, open, arteriovenous fistula; without thrombectomy, autogenous or nonautogenous dialysis graft (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Carotid Artery Stent Placement
    • Neck artery stenting
    • Carotid angioplasty with stent
    • Transcatheter carotid stent

    CPT Codes:

    • 37215: Transcatheter placement of intravascular stent(s), cervical carotid artery, open or percutaneous, including angioplasty, when performed, and radiological supervision and interpretation; with distal embolic protection

    Also known as:

    • Foam Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins
    • Varicose vein foam injection
    • Ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy
    • Saphenous vein treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 36465: Injection of non-compounded foam sclerosant with ultrasound compression maneuvers to guide dispersion of the injectate, inclusive of all imaging guidance and monitoring; single incompetent extremity truncal vein (eg, great saphenous vein, accessory saphenous vein)

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Angioplasty (Additional Vessel)
    • Tibial Artery Revascularization
    • Peroneal Artery Angioplasty
    • Endovascular Leg Artery Repair

    CPT Codes:

    • 37232: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, tibial/peroneal artery, unilateral, each additional vessel; with transluminal angioplasty (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Graft
    • Femoropopliteal bypass
    • Leg artery bypass
    • Vein graft for leg arteries

    CPT Codes:

    • 35556: Bypass graft, with vein; femoral-popliteal

    Also known as:

    • Iliofemoral Bypass Graft (Non-Vein)
    • Leg Artery Bypass
    • Femoral Artery Bypass
    • Synthetic Bypass Graft Leg

    CPT Codes:

    • 35665: Bypass graft, with other than vein; iliofemoral

    Also known as:

    • Creation of AV Fistula with Graft for Dialysis
    • Arteriovenous Fistula Creation (Graft)
    • Dialysis Access Graft
    • Non-Autogenous AV Fistula
    • Synthetic Graft for Dialysis

    CPT Codes:

    • 36830: Creation of arteriovenous fistula by other than direct arteriovenous anastomosis (separate procedure); nonautogenous graft (eg, biological collagen, thermoplastic graft)

    Also known as:

    • Artery Stent Placement (Non-Coronary/Carotid/Leg)
    • Intravascular Stent Insertion
    • Transcatheter Stenting
    • Peripheral Artery Stent

    CPT Codes:

    • 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

    Also known as:

    • Iliac Artery Stent Placement
    • Iliac Artery Revascularization
    • Iliac Artery Angioplasty with Stent
    • Pelvic Artery Stenting

    CPT Codes:

    • 37223: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, iliac artery, each additional ipsilateral iliac vessel; with transluminal stent placement(s), includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Insertion
    • Tunneled central line placement
    • Central venous access device insertion
    • Hickman catheter insertion
    • Broviac catheter insertion

    CPT Codes:

    • 36558: Insertion of tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump; age 5 years or older

    Also known as:

    • Lower Leg Amputation
    • Thigh Amputation
    • Limb Loss
    • Tibial-Fibular Amputation
    • Leg Removal Surgery
    • Below-Knee Amputation
    • Leg Amputation (Femur)
    • Above-Knee Amputation
    • Femoral Amputation

    CPT Codes:

    • 27880: Amputation, leg, through tibia and fibula;
    • 27590: Amputation, thigh, through femur, any level;

    Also known as:

    • Lumbar Spinal Fusion
    • Lumbar Interbody Fusion
    • Lower Back Fusion
    • Spinal Arthrodesis

    CPT Codes:

    • 22558: Arthrodesis, anterior interbody technique, including minimal discectomy to prepare interspace (other than for decompression); lumbar

    Also known as:

    • Re-closure of Surgical Wound
    • Secondary Wound Closure
    • Repair of Wound Dehiscence
    • Complicated Surgical Wound Repair
    • Extensive Wound Re-stitching

    CPT Codes:

    • 13160: Secondary closure of surgical wound or dehiscence, extensive or complicated

    Also known as:

    • Wound Debridement
    • Surgical Wound Cleaning
    • Tissue Removal from Wound
    • Dead Tissue Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 11042: Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis and dermis, if performed); first 20 sq cm or less

    Does Dr. Lala accept my insurance?

    Dr. Lala accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (202) 741-2911 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Lala accept in Washington, DC?

    Dr. Lala in Washington, DC accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska

    • Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield

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    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • District of Columbia

    • Express Scripts

    • Humana

    • Independence Blue Cross

    • Medicare

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Lala's office located?

    Dr. Salim Lala's Primary Practice

    2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 6B-409

    Washington, DC 20037

    (202) 741-2911

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    Dr. Salim Lala's Practice 2

    2300 M St NW Fl 6

    Washington, DC 20037

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    What is Dr. Lala's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Lala's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1306124938.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Lala?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Lala

    What is Dr. Salim Lala's specialty?

    Dr. Lala is a Vascular Surgeon near Washington, DC. A vascular surgeon specializes in the management of surgical disorders related to blood vessels, excluding those of the heart and intracranial vessels. Contact Dr. Lala to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Salim Lala affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Lala is affiliated with George Washington University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Inova Alexandria Hospital, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Salim Lala accepting new patients in Washington, DC?

    Yes, Dr. Salim Lala is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Salim Lala offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Lala's office at (202) 741-2911 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Salim Lala?

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