2025 CPT code 37200
Effective Date: N/A Surgery - Surgical Procedures on the Cardiovascular System Feed
Transcatheter biopsy
Modifiers may be applicable to this code to denote specific circumstances. Refer to current CPT guidelines for details and appropriate usage.
Medical necessity must be established for this procedure. This involves documenting the patient's signs, symptoms, and/or relevant diagnostic test results that justify the need for a biopsy to obtain a diagnosis and guide treatment.
The physician prepares the patient and administers anesthesia. They then puncture the affected blood vessel with a needle or make an incision to expose the vessel. A catheter is advanced inside the vessel with a guidewire. Once the catheter reaches the abnormal area, a biopsy needle is used to collect tissue samples. These samples are sent to the lab, and the catheter and needle are removed. Bleeding is stopped, the puncture site is sutured, and any incisions are closed.
In simple words: A thin, flexible tube is inserted into a blood vessel to take a small tissue sample from the blood vessel wall. This sample is then examined in a lab to help diagnose diseases.
This code describes a procedure where a catheter is inserted into a blood vessel to obtain a tissue sample from the inner wall. The sample is then sent to a laboratory for examination to diagnose a disease.
Example 1: A patient presents with suspicious lesions in a blood vessel. A transcatheter biopsy is performed using code 37200 to obtain tissue samples for diagnostic purposes., A patient with a history of vascular disease undergoes a transcatheter biopsy (37200) to assess the extent of the disease and guide treatment planning., Following an abnormal finding on a vascular imaging study, a transcatheter biopsy (37200) is performed to obtain a tissue sample for further evaluation.
Documentation should include details of the procedure, including the location of the biopsy, the method of access, the type of catheter used, and any complications encountered. The report from the pathology lab analyzing the tissue sample should also be included.
- Specialties:Interventional Radiology, Vascular Surgery, Cardiology
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center