Learn when to use Z codes in ICD 10

Learn when to use Z codes in ICD 10

Status Z codes for Vascular Catheter placement Before giving Chemotherapy to cancer patient, doctors usually place a port or catheter in chest to give required drugs for neoplasm. This catheter can be placed as non-tunneled or tunneled in chest. The CPT codes used for placing the vascular catheter range from 36555-36571. This code range will include codes for both centrally and peripheral inserted venous catheter. Therefore, whenever a catheter or port is placed with this procedure we use a status post catheter placement code. In ICD 9, we used to…

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