Coding for vascular embolization during stent placement

Q.

A cardiologist perforates a coronary artery during a stent placement. He or she places a coil to embolize the branch. What CPT^® code do you recommend for this?

A.

Report embolization CPT code 37244 for the embolization of the branch. The code and full description are as follows:

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