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Dr. Jorge Lopera, MD

Dr. Jorge Lopera, MD

San Antonio, TX

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Lopera, Vascular & Interventional Radiologist in San Antonio, TX?

    Dr. Jorge Lopera, MD is a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist, who primarily practices in San Antonio, TX with 2 additional practice locations. He is board certified. Dr. Lopera completed his residency at U Antioguia. Dr. Lopera is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Lopera’s practice accepts Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Lopera’s office at (210) 358-4000.

    Where did Dr. Lopera go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Fellowship: Louisiana State University (Lsu)- New Orleans

    • Residency: U Antioguia | Hospital San Rafael | Universidad De Antioquia

    • Medical School: University of Cartagena / Division of Health Science

    Is Dr. Lopera board certified as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist?

    Yes, Dr. Jorge Lopera, MD is board certified by the American Board of Radiology , American Board of Radiology since 2004, American Board of Radiology since 2006

    What languages does Dr. Lopera speak?

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

    • English

    • Spanish

    What conditions does Dr. Lopera treat?

    As a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist, Dr. Lopera 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. Lopera. 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:

    • Liver Cancer
    • Childhood Liver Cancer
    • Hepatic Cancer
    • Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • C220: Liver cell carcinoma

    Also known as:

    • Cirrhosis
    • Alcoholic Cirrhosis with Fluid Buildup
    • Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
    • Cryptogenic cirrhosis
    • Liver scarring
    • End-stage liver disease
    • Chronic liver failure
    • Alcoholic cirrhosis with ascites
    • Alcohol-induced cirrhosis with fluid
    • Liver scarring with abdominal fluid

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • K7460: Unspecified cirrhosis of liver
    • K7031: Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites
    • K7469: Other cirrhosis of liver

    Also known as:

    • Fluid in Abdomen
    • Enlarged Liver
    • Portal hypertension
    • Liver Disease
    • High Blood Pressure
    • Ascites
    • Abdominal fluid buildup
    • Peritoneal fluid
    • Hepatomegaly
    • Swollen liver
    • Liver enlargement
    • High blood pressure in the portal vein
    • Liver portal pressure
    • Elevated portal venous pressure
    • Hepatic illness
    • Liver condition

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R188: Other ascites
    • R160: Hepatomegaly, not elsewhere classified
    • K766: Portal hypertension
    • K769: Liver disease, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Kidney Cancer
    • Renal cancer
    • Kidney carcinoma
    • Renal cell carcinoma

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • C642: Malignant neoplasm of left kidney, except renal pelvis
    • C649: Malignant neoplasm of unspecified kidney, except renal pelvis

    Also known as:

    • Single Nontoxic Thyroid Nodule
    • Thyroid Disease
    • Benign Thyroid Nodule
    • Solitary Thyroid Nodule

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • E041: Nontoxic single thyroid nodule

    Also known as:

    • Kidney Cancer
    • Renal Cancer
    • Kidney Tumor
    • Renal Cell Carcinoma

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • C641: Malignant neoplasm of right kidney, except renal pelvis

    Also known as:

    • Sepsis
    • Blood Poisoning
    • Septicemia
    • Systemic Bacterial Infection

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • A419: Sepsis, unspecified organism

    Also known as:

    • Other Kidney and Ureter Disorder
    • Kidney Disease
    • Ureteral Disorder
    • Kidney and Ureter Problems
    • Renal and Ureteral Disorders

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • N2889: Other specified disorders of kidney and ureter

    Also known as:

    • Having a Kidney Transplant
    • Kidney Transplantation
    • Kidney Transplant
    • Renal transplant
    • Kidney replacement surgery
    • Post-kidney transplant

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z940: Kidney transplant status

    Also known as:

    • Vascular Access Device Management
    • Vascular Access Care
    • Port Management
    • Catheter Care

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z452: Encounter for adjustment and management of vascular access device

    Also known as:

    • Liver Transplant
    • Liver Transplantation
    • Hepatic Transplant
    • Liver Graft
    • New Liver

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z944: Liver transplant status

    Also known as:

    • Other Specific Abnormal Blood Chemistry Results
    • Blood
    • Specified Blood Chemistry Imbalance
    • Unusual Blood Chemistry Findings
    • Specific Blood Panel Abnormalities

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R7989: Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry

    Also known as:

    • Cancer Chemotherapy
    • Chemo treatment
    • Oncology chemotherapy
    • Cancer drug therapy

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z5111: Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy

    Also known as:

    • Portal Vein Thrombosis
    • Deep Vein Thrombosis
    • Liver Disease
    • PVT
    • Blood Clot in Liver Vein
    • Hepatic Portal Vein Thrombosis

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I81: Portal vein thrombosis

    What procedures does Dr. Lopera perform?

    As a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist, Dr. Lopera 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. Lopera. 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:

    • Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Biopsy
    • Liver Biopsy (Needle)
    • Kidney Biopsy
    • Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
    • Lung or Chest Biopsy
    • Biopsy
    • Ultrasound
    • FNA Biopsy with Ultrasound
    • Image-Guided Biopsy
    • Fine Needle Aspiration
    • First Lesion Biopsy
    • Percutaneous liver biopsy
    • Needle liver sample
    • Liver tissue biopsy
    • Liver needle aspiration
    • Renal biopsy
    • Percutaneous kidney biopsy
    • Needle kidney biopsy
    • Needle Biopsy with Ultrasound
    • Percutaneous lung biopsy
    • Mediastinum core needle biopsy
    • Image-guided lung biopsy

    CPT Codes:

    • 10005: Fine needle aspiration biopsy, including ultrasound guidance; first lesion
    • 47000: Biopsy of liver, needle; percutaneous
    • 50200: Renal biopsy; percutaneous, by trocar or needle
    • 10006: Fine needle aspiration biopsy, including ultrasound guidance; each additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
    • 32408: Core needle biopsy, lung or mediastinum, percutaneous, including imaging guidance, when performed

    Also known as:

    • Fluid Removal from Lung Area with Imaging Guidance
    • Thoracentesis
    • Pleural Fluid Aspiration
    • Lung Tap
    • Fluid Drainage from Chest

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • Selective Artery Catheter Placement
    • Advanced Catheter Placement in Arteries
    • Artery Catheter Placement
    • Arterial Catheterization
    • Vascular Catheter Placement
    • Diagnostic Catheter Insertion
    • Selective arterial catheterization
    • Complex arterial catheter placement
    • Vascular catheterization
    • Angiography catheter placement
    • Selective Arterial Catheterization
    • Diagnostic Artery Catheter
    • Abdominal Artery Catheter

    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
    • 36248: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; additional second order, third order, and beyond, abdominal, pelvic, or lower extremity artery branch, within a vascular family (List in addition to code for initial second or third order vessel as appropriate)
    • 36245: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; each first order abdominal, pelvic, or lower extremity artery branch, within a vascular family

    Also known as:

    • Inserting a Long-Term IV Port (Central Line)
    • Tunneled central venous catheter insertion
    • Subcutaneous port placement
    • Central line with port

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • Blood Vessel Blocking for Tumors or Organ Problems
    • Vascular embolization
    • Artery occlusion for tumors
    • Organ ischemia embolization
    • Therapeutic embolization

    CPT Codes:

    • 37243: Vascular embolization or occlusion, inclusive of all radiological supervision and interpretation, intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance necessary to complete the intervention; for tumors, organ ischemia, or infarction

    Also known as:

    • Tunneled Central Venous Catheter Removal
    • Central Line Explant
    • Port-a-Cath Removal
    • Implantable Venous Access Device Removal
    • Tunneled Catheter Extraction

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • Intravascular Foreign Body Retrieval
    • Catheter Fragment Removal
    • Blood Vessel Foreign Object Extraction
    • Percutaneous Foreign Body Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 37197: Transcatheter retrieval, percutaneous, of intravascular foreign body (eg, fractured venous or arterial catheter), includes radiological supervision and interpretation, and imaging guidance (ultrasound or fluoroscopy), when performed

    Also known as:

    • Removal of Tunneled Central Venous Catheter
    • Central Line Removal
    • Tunneled Catheter Extraction
    • Venous Access Device Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 36589: Removal of tunneled central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump

    Also known as:

    • Revision of Liver Shunt (TIPS)
    • TIPS revision
    • Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt revision
    • Liver shunt repair

    CPT Codes:

    • 37183: Revision Of Transvenous Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt(S) (Tips) (Includes Venous Access, Hepatic And Portal Vein Catheterization, Portography With Hemodynamic Evaluation, Intrahepatic Tract Recannulization/Dilatation, Stent Placement And All Associated Imaging Guidance And Documentation)

    Also known as:

    • Gastrostomy Tube Replacement
    • Stomach or Colon Feeding Tube Replacement
    • G-tube Change
    • Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Exchange
    • Stomach Feeding Tube Replacement
    • Gastrostomy Tube Change
    • Cecostomy Tube Replacement
    • Percutaneous Feeding Tube Exchange

    CPT Codes:

    • 43762: Replacement of gastrostomy tube, percutaneous, includes removal, when performed, without imaging or endoscopic guidance; not requiring revision of gastrostomy tract
    • 49450: Replacement of gastrostomy or cecostomy (or other colonic) tube, percutaneous, under fluoroscopic guidance including contrast injection(s), image documentation and report

    Also known as:

    • Radiofrequency Ablation for Liver Tumors
    • RFA Liver
    • Percutaneous Liver Ablation
    • Liver Tumor Destruction
    • Liver Cancer Treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 47382: Ablation, 1 or more liver tumor(s), percutaneous, radiofrequency

    Also known as:

    • Needle Biopsy of Abdominal or Pelvic Mass
    • Percutaneous Abdominal Biopsy
    • Retroperitoneal Mass Biopsy
    • Abdominal Needle Biopsy

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • Biliary Drainage Catheter Exchange
    • Percutaneous Biliary Catheter Exchange
    • Bile Duct Drain Change
    • Biliary Drain Replacement
    • Bile Duct Catheter Swap

    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

    Also known as:

    • Bile Duct Stent Placement
    • Percutaneous Bile Duct Stenting
    • Biliary Stent Insertion
    • Cholangiography with Stent
    • Bile Duct Drainage

    CPT Codes:

    • 47538: Placement of stent(s) into a bile duct, percutaneous, including diagnostic cholangiography, imaging guidance (eg, fluoroscopy and/or ultrasound), balloon dilation, catheter exchange(s) and catheter removal(s) when performed, and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation; existing access

    Also known as:

    • Sclerotherapy for Fluid Collection
    • Cyst Sclerotherapy
    • Lymphocele Treatment
    • Seroma Injection
    • Fluid Drainage and Treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 49185: Sclerotherapy of a fluid collection (eg, lymphocele, cyst, or seroma), percutaneous, including contrast injection(s), sclerosant injection(s), diagnostic study, imaging guidance (eg, ultrasound, fluoroscopy) and radiological supervision and interpretation when performed

    Also known as:

    • Gastro-Jejunostomy Tube Replacement
    • Percutaneous GJ Tube Replacement
    • Feeding Tube Change (GJ)
    • GJ Tube Exchange

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • Abdominal Fluid Drainage with Imaging Guidance
    • Draining a Lump or Collection of Fluid
    • Guided Abdominal Paracentesis
    • Ascites Drainage with Ultrasound
    • Fluid Removal from Belly
    • Abscess Aspiration
    • Cyst Drainage
    • Hematoma Puncture
    • Bulla Aspiration

    CPT Codes:

    • 49083: Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); with imaging guidance
    • 10160: Puncture aspiration of abscess, hematoma, bulla, or cyst

    Also known as:

    • Exchange of Kidney Drainage Catheter
    • Nephrostomy tube exchange
    • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter change
    • Kidney drainage tube replacement
    • Nephrostogram with catheter exchange

    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

    Also known as:

    • Bladder Aspiration with Suprapubic Catheter
    • Suprapubic catheter insertion
    • Bladder drainage tube placement
    • Percutaneous bladder catheter

    CPT Codes:

    • 51102: Aspiration of bladder; with insertion of suprapubic catheter

    Also known as:

    • Superficial Lymph Node Needle Biopsy
    • Biopsy
    • Needle Lymph Node Biopsy
    • Cervical Lymph Node Biopsy
    • Inguinal Lymph Node Biopsy
    • Axillary Lymph Node Biopsy

    CPT Codes:

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

    Does Dr. Lopera accept my insurance?

    Dr. Lopera accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (210) 358-4000 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Lopera accept in San Antonio, TX?

    Dr. Lopera in San Antonio, TX accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • BCBS Unspecified

    • Centene

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)

    • HealthComp

    • Humana

    • Medicare

    • State of Tennessee

    • State of Texas

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Lopera's office located?

    Dr. Jorge Lopera's Primary Practice

    8311 Ewing Halsell Dr

    San Antonio, TX 78229

    (210) 358-4000

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    Dr. Jorge Lopera's Practice 2

    7703 Floyd Curl Dr # 7800

    San Antonio, TX 78229

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    Dr. Jorge Lopera's Practice 3

    903 W Martin St

    San Antonio, TX 78207

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

    Dr. Lopera's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1225091952.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Lopera?

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

    What is Dr. Jorge Lopera's specialty?

    Dr. Lopera is a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist near San Antonio, TX. A vascular and interventional radiologist is responsible to diagnose and treat diseases using various imaging modalities, including fluoroscopy, digital radiography, computed tomography, sonography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Contact Dr. Lopera to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Jorge Lopera affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Lopera is affiliated with University Hospital-San Antonio 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

    Where can I learn more about Vascular & Interventional Radiologist?

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    Is Jorge Lopera accepting new patients in San Antonio, TX?

    Yes, Dr. Jorge Lopera is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Jorge Lopera offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Lopera's office at (210) 358-4000 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Jorge Lopera?

    Please contact Dr. Lopera's office at (210) 358-4000 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Jorge Lopera have?

    Dr. Jorge Lopera is certified by the American Board of Radiology.

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