2025 CPT code 01924
Effective Date: N/A Anesthesia - Anesthesia for Radiological Procedures Feed
Anesthesia for therapeutic interventional radiological procedures involving the arterial system.
Modifiers may be applicable to indicate specific circumstances, such as unusual anesthesia (23), or medical direction (AD, QK, QX, QY, QZ) etc.
Medical necessity is established by the need for anesthesia services during therapeutic interventional radiological procedures on the arterial system. These procedures are usually performed to address medical issues such as arterial blockages or bleeding.
The anesthesiologist performs a pre-operative evaluation, induces anesthesia, monitors the patient's vital signs during the procedure, manages medication, and oversees post-anesthesia care.
In simple words: The doctor gives you medicine to make you sleep and feel no pain during a procedure on your arteries. The procedure uses X-rays and small tubes to treat problems inside your arteries. The doctor monitors your breathing, heart rate, and other vital signs during the procedure.
Anesthesia services for therapeutic interventional radiological procedures involving the arterial system. This code is used for anesthesia procedures not otherwise specified.
Example 1: A patient undergoing angioplasty of the femoral artery., A patient undergoing arterial embolization for a bleeding artery., A patient receiving an arterial stent placement.
Documentation should include pre- and post-anesthesia evaluations, type and amount of medications, monitoring methods, patient response, anesthesia start and end times, and procedural details.
- RVU: 5
- Specialties:Anesthesiology, Radiology
- Place of Service:Ambulatory Surgical Center, Hospital - Inpatient, Hospital - Outpatient