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31 Years of Experience
Accepting patients
Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital
Who is Dr. Misick, Vascular Surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX?
Dr. Lofton Misick, MD is a Vascular Surgeon, who primarily practices in Corpus Christi, TX with 2 additional practice locations. He has been practicing for over 31 years and is board certified. Dr. Misick completed his residency at Wayne St Univ-Detroit M C, Thoracic Surgery; New Hanover Reg Med Ctr, General Surgery; Med Coll Of Virginia Hosp, General Surgery; Barnes-Jewish Hosp-S Campus, General Surgery. Dr. Misick is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Misick’s practice accepts Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Misick’s office.
Where did Dr. Misick go to medical school and complete their residency?
Residency: Wayne St Univ-Detroit M C, Thoracic Surgery; New Hanover Reg Med Ctr, General Surgery; Med Coll Of Virginia Hosp, General Surgery; Barnes-Jewish Hosp-S Campus, General Surgery
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
Is Dr. Misick board certified as a Vascular Surgeon?
Yes, Dr. Lofton Misick, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery , American Board of Thoracic Surgery
What languages does Dr. Misick speak?
Dr. Misick and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
Spanish
What conditions does Dr. Misick treat?
As a Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Misick 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. Misick. 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 with Both Legs Pain When Walking
- Peripheral Artery Disease with Both Legs Pain at Rest
- Peripheral Artery Disease with Right Leg Pain When Walking
- Atherosclerosis
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Bilateral leg claudication
- PAD both legs pain with activity
- Both legs artery pain when walking
- PAD both legs pain at rest
- Critical limb ischemia bilateral legs
- Severe bilateral leg artery pain
- Right leg claudication
- PAD right leg pain with activity
- Right leg artery pain when walking
ICD-10 Codes:
- I70213: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs
- I70223: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs
- I70211: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, right leg
Also known as:
- Hardening of Right Leg Arteries with Foot Ulcer
- Hardening of Left Leg Arteries with Leg Pain When Walking
- Atherosclerosis
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- PAD with foot wound
- Right leg artery disease with foot ulcer
- Vascular ulcer on foot
- Left leg PAD with claudication
- Left leg artery disease with pain
- Intermittent claudication left leg
ICD-10 Codes:
- I70235: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of other part of foot
- I70212: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, left leg
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:
- Peripheral Arterial Disease with Foot Ulcers in Left Leg
- Atherosclerosis
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- PAD with Foot Sores
- Poor Circulation with Foot Wounds
- Artery Disease with Foot Ulcers
ICD-10 Codes:
- I70245: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of other part of foot
What procedures does Dr. Misick perform?
As a Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Misick 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. Misick. 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:
- Selective Artery Catheter Placement
- Catheter Placement in Aorta
- Abdominal Catheter Placement
- Targeted Catheter Placement in an Artery
- Major Vein Catheter Insertion
- Arterial Catheterization
- Vascular Catheter Placement
- Diagnostic Catheter Insertion
- Aortic catheterization
- Aorta access procedure
- Main artery catheter insertion
- Diagnostic Angiography Catheter
- Peritoneal Catheter Insertion
- Ascites Drainage Catheter
- Intraperitoneal Dialysis Catheter
- Abdominal Fluid Drainage Tube
- Selective Arterial Catheterization
- Brachiocephalic Catheter Placement
- Thoracic Artery Catheterization
- Vascular Catheter Insertion
- Central Venous Catheter Placement
- Vena Cava Catheterization
- IVC/SVC Catheter Insertion
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
- 36200: Introduction of catheter, aorta
- 36246: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial second order 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
- 36217: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial third order or more selective thoracic or brachiocephalic branch, within a vascular family
- 36010: Introduction of catheter, superior or inferior vena cava
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:
- Leg Artery Revascularization with Atherectomy and Angioplasty
- Leg Artery Revascularization with Stent and Atherectomy
- Iliac Artery Blood Flow Restoration with Balloon Angioplasty
- Iliac Artery Angioplasty (Additional Vessel)
- Leg Artery Stent Placement
- Tibial Artery Revascularization
- Peroneal Artery Revascularization
- Leg Artery Plaque Removal
- Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment
- Femoral artery revascularization
- Popliteal artery revascularization
- Leg artery stenting and atherectomy
- Endovascular leg artery repair
- Iliac Artery Angioplasty
- Endovascular Iliac Revascularization
- Pelvic Artery Widening
- Iliac Artery Revascularization
- Pelvic Artery Angioplasty
- Endovascular Iliac Artery Repair
- Femoral Artery Stenting
- Popliteal Artery Stenting
- Leg Artery Angioplasty
- Endovascular Revascularization
CPT Codes:
- 37229: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, tibial, peroneal artery, unilateral, initial vessel; with atherectomy, includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed
- 37227: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral, popliteal artery(s), unilateral; with transluminal stent placement(s) and atherectomy, includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed
- 37220: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, iliac artery, unilateral, initial vessel; with transluminal angioplasty
- 37222: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, iliac artery, each additional ipsilateral iliac vessel; with transluminal angioplasty (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- 37226: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral, popliteal artery(s), unilateral; with transluminal stent placement(s), includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed
Also known as:
- Leg Artery Unblocking with Atherectomy and Angioplasty
- Femoral Artery Revascularization
- Popliteal Artery Atherectomy
- Leg Artery Angioplasty
- Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment
CPT Codes:
- 37225: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral, popliteal artery(s), unilateral; with atherectomy, includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed
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:
- 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:
- 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:
- Leg Artery Angioplasty (Femoral/Popliteal)
- Femoral Artery Angioplasty
- Popliteal Artery Angioplasty
- Leg Artery Revascularization
CPT Codes:
- 37224: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral, popliteal artery(s), unilateral; with transluminal angioplasty
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:
- Leg Artery Clearing and Widening (Atherectomy/Angioplasty)
- Tibial/Peroneal Artery Stent with Atherectomy
- Tibial/Peroneal Artery Revascularization
- Endovascular Leg Artery Treatment
- Atherectomy and Angioplasty (Leg)
- Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment
- Leg Artery Revascularization
- Tibial Artery Stenting
- Peroneal Artery Atherectomy
CPT Codes:
- 37233: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, tibial/peroneal artery, unilateral, each additional vessel; with atherectomy, includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- 37231: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, tibial, peroneal artery, unilateral, initial vessel; with transluminal stent placement(s) and atherectomy, includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed
Also known as:
- Vein Stent Placement
- Transcatheter Vein Stenting
- Intravascular Vein Stent
- Percutaneous Vein Angioplasty and Stent
CPT Codes:
- 37238: Transcatheter placement of an intravascular stent(s), open or percutaneous, including radiological supervision and interpretation and including angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed; initial vein
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:
- Vein Balloon Angioplasty
- Balloon Angioplasty (Non-Heart/Brain/Leg)
- Balloon Angioplasty for Vein Narrowing (Additional Vein)
- Transluminal Venous Angioplasty
- Open Vein Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Vein Angioplasty
- Vein Widening Procedure
- Transluminal Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Balloon Angioplasty
- Artery Widening Procedure
- Venous Angioplasty
- Vein Balloon Dilation
CPT Codes:
- 37248: Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except dialysis circuit), open or percutaneous, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty within the same vein; initial vein
- 37246: Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except lower extremity artery(ies) for occlusive disease, intracranial, coronary, pulmonary, or dialysis circuit), open or percutaneous, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty within the same artery; initial artery
- 37249: Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except dialysis circuit), open or percutaneous, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty within the same vein; each additional vein (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
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:
- 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:
- Fistula Ligation or Banding
- AV Fistula Closure
- Fistula Banding
- Angioaccess Revision
CPT Codes:
- 37607: Ligation or banding of angioaccess arteriovenous fistula
Also known as:
- Carotid Artery Clearing Surgery
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Neck artery surgery
- Vertebral artery clearing
- Subclavian artery clearing
CPT Codes:
- 35301: Thromboendarterectomy, including patch graft, if performed; carotid, vertebral, subclavian, by neck incision
Also known as:
- Mechanical Blood Clot Removal (Non-Heart/Brain Artery)
- Percutaneous Thrombectomy
- Artery Clot Removal
- Mechanical Thrombolysis
CPT Codes:
- 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:
- Artery Clot-Busting Medicine
- Arterial Thrombolysis
- Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis
- Clot Dissolving Infusion
CPT Codes:
- 37211: Transcatheter therapy, arterial infusion for thrombolysis other than coronary or intracranial, any method, including radiological supervision and interpretation, initial treatment day
Also known as:
- Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
- Shoulder Nerve Injection
- Arm Pain Injection
- Imaging-Guided Nerve Block
CPT Codes:
- 64415: Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; brachial plexus, including imaging guidance, when performed
Does Dr. Misick accept my insurance?
Dr. Misick accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Misick accept in Corpus Christi, TX?
Dr. Misick in Corpus Christi, TX accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
Centene
Christus Health Plan
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)
Humana
Medicare
MedImpact
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Where is Dr. Misick's office located?
What is Dr. Misick's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Misick's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1942257746.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Misick?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Misick
What is Dr. Lofton Misick's specialty?
Dr. Misick is a Vascular Surgeon near Corpus Christi, TX. A vascular surgeon specializes in the management of surgical disorders related to blood vessels, excluding those of the heart and intracranial vessels. Contact Dr. Misick to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Lofton Misick affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Misick is affiliated with CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. 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 Lofton Misick accepting new patients in Corpus Christi, TX?
Yes, Dr. Lofton Misick is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Lofton Misick offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Misick's office for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
How can I make an appointment with Lofton Misick?
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Which board certifications does Dr. Lofton Misick have?
Dr. Lofton Misick is certified by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
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