ADDITIONS. The following codes have been added.

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1 ADDITIONS The following codes have been added Interprofessional telephone/internet assessment and management service provided by treating/requesting physician or other qualified health care professional; 5-10 minutes of medical consultative discussion and review Interprofessional telephone/internet assessment and management service provided by treating/requesting physician or other qualified health care professional; minutes of medical consultative discussion and review Interprofessional telephone/internet assessment and management service provided by treating/requesting physician or other qualified health care professional; minutes of medical consultative discussion and review Interprofessional telephone/internet assessment and management service provided by treating/requesting physician or other qualified health care professional; 31 minutes or more of medical consultative discussion and review Image-guided fluid collection drainage by catheter (eg, abscess, hematoma, seroma, soft tissue (eg, extremity, abdominal wall, neck), percutaneous Biopsy, breast, with placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic percutaneous; first lesion, including stereotactic guidance Biopsy, breast, with placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic percutaneous; each additional lesion, including stereotactic guidance (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Biopsy, breast, with placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic percutaneous; first lesion, including ultrasound guidance Biopsy, breast, with placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic percutaneous; each additional lesion, including ultrasound guidance (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

2 19085 Biopsy, breast, with placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic percutaneous; first lesion, including magnetic resonance guidance Biopsy, breast, with placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic percutaneous; each additional lesion, including magnetic resonance guidance (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic pellet, wire/needle, radioactive seeds), percutaneous; first lesion, including mammographic guidance Placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic pellet, wire/needle, radioactive seeds), percutaneous; each additional lesion, including mammographic guidance (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic pellet, wire/needle, radioactive seeds), percutaneous; first lesion, including stereotactic guidance Placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic pellet, wire/needle, radioactive seeds), percutaneous; each additional lesion, including stereotactic guidance (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic pellet, wire/needle, radioactive seeds), percutaneous; first lesion, including ultrasound guidance Placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic pellet, wire/needle, radioactive seeds), percutaneous; each additional lesion, including ultrasound guidance (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Placement of breast localization device(s) (eg clip, metallic pellet, wire/needle, radioactive seeds), percutaneous; first lesion, including magnetic resonance guidance Placement of breast localization device(s) (eg clip, metallic pellet, wire/needle, radioactive seeds), percutaneous; each additional lesion, including magnetic resonance guidance (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Endovascular repair of visceral aorta (eg, aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, dissection, interpretation, including target zone angioplasty, when performed; including one visceral artery endoprosthesis (superior mesenteric, celiac or renal artery) Endovascular repair of visceral aorta (eg, aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, dissection, interpretation, including target zone angioplasty, when performed; including two

3 34843 Endovascular repair of visceral aorta (eg, aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, dissection, interpretation, including target zone angioplasty, when performed; including three Endovascular repair of visceral aorta (eg, aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, dissection, interpretation, including target zone angioplasty, when performed; including four or more visceral artery endoprostheses (superior mesenteric, celiac and/or renal artery[s]) Endovascular repair of visceral aorta and infrarenal abdominal aorta (eg, aneurysm, interpretation, including target zone angioplasty, when performed; including one visceral artery endoprosthesis (superior mesenteric, celiac or renal artery) Endovascular repair of visceral aorta and infrarenal abdominal aorta (eg, aneurysm, interpretation, including target zone angioplasty, when performed; including two Endovascular repair of visceral aorta and infrarenal abdominal aorta (eg, aneurysm, interpretation, including target zone angioplasty, when performed; including three Endovascular repair of visceral aorta and infrarenal abdominal aorta (eg, aneurysm, interpretation, including target zone angioplasty, when performed; including four or more visceral artery endoprostheses (superior mesenteric, celiac and/or renal artery[s]) Transcatheter placement of an intravascular stent(s) (except lower extremity, cervical carotid, extracranial vertebral or intrathoracic carotid, intracranial, or coronary), open or percutaneous, including radiological supervision and interpretation and including all angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed; initial artery Transcatheter placement of an intravascular stent(s) (except lower extremity, cervical carotid, extracranial vertebral or intrathoracic carotid, intracranial, or coronary), open or percutaneous, including radiological supervision and interpretation and

4 including all angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed; each additional artery (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Transcatheter placement of an intravascular stent(s), open or percutaneous, including radiological supervision and interpretation and including angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed; initial vein Transcatheter placement of an intravascular stent(s), open or percutaneous, including radiological supervision and interpretation and including angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed; each additional vein (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Vascular embolization or occlusion, inclusive of all radiological supervision and complete the intervention; venous, other than hemorrhage (eg, congenital or acquired venous malformations, venous and capillary hemangiomas, varices, varicoceles) Vascular embolization or occlusion, inclusive of all radiological supervision and complete the intervention; arterial, other than hemorrhage or tumor (eg, congenital or acquired arterial malformations, arteriovenous malformations, arteriovenous fistulas, aneurysms, pseudoaneurysms) Vascular embolization or occlusion, inclusive of all radiological supervision and complete the intervention; for tumors, organ ischemia, or infarction Vascular embolization or occlusion, inclusive of all radiological supervision and complete the intervention; for arterial or venous hemorrhage or lymphatic extravasation Image-guided fluid collection drainage by catheter (eg, abscess, hematoma, seroma, lymphocele, cyst); visceral (eg, kidney, liver, spleen, lung/mediastinum), percutaneous Image-guided fluid collection drainage by catheter (eg, abscess, hematoma, seroma, lymphocele, cyst); peritoneal or retroperitoneal, percutaneous Image-guided fluid collection drainage by catheter (eg, abscess, hematoma, seroma, lymphocele, cyst); peritoneal or retroperitoneal, transvaginal or transrectal

5 DELETIONS The following codes have been deleted Biopsy of breast; percutaneous, needle core, using imaging guidance Biopsy of breast; percutaneous, automated vacuum assisted or rotating biopsy device, using imaging guidance Preoperative placement of needle localization wire, breast; Preoperative placement of needle localization wire, breast; each additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Image guided placement, metallic localization clip, percutaneous, during breast biopsy/aspiration (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Pneumonostomy; with percutaneous drainage of abscess or cyst Transcatheter occlusion or embolization (eg, for tumor destruction, to achieve hemostasis, to occlude a vascular malformation), percutaneous, any method, noncentral nervous system, non-head or neck Transcatheter placement of an intravascular stent(s) (except coronary,carotid, vertebral, iliac, and lower extremity arteries), percutaneous; initial vessel Transcatheter placement of an intravascular stent(s) (except coronary,carotid, vertebral, iliac, and lower extremity arteries), percutaneous; each additional vessel (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE, embolization of the uterine arteries to treat uterine fibroids, leiomyomata), percutaneous approach inclusive of vascular access, vessel selection, embolization, and all radiological supervision and interpretation, intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance necessary to complete the procedure Incision and drainage of appendiceal abscess; percutaneous Hepatotomy; for percutaneous drainage of abscess or cyst, 1 or 2 stages External drainage, pseudocyst of pancreas; percutaneous

6 49021 Drainage of peritoneal abscess or localized peritonitis, exclusive of appendiceal abscess; percutaneous Drainage of subdiaphragmatic or subphrenic abscess; percutaneous Drainage of retroperitoneal abscess; percutaneous Drainage of perirenal or renal abscess; percutaneous Drainage of pelvic abscess, transvaginal or transrectal approach, percutaneous (eg, ovarian, pericolic) Transcatheter introduction of intravascular stent(s) (except coronary, carotid, vertebral, iliac, and lower extremity artery), percutaneousand/or open, radiological supervision and interpretation, each vessel Stereotactic localization guidance for breast biopsy or needle placement (eg, for wire localization or for injection), each lesion, radiological supervision and interpretation Mammographic guidance for needle placement, breast (eg, for wire localization or for injection), each lesion, radiological supervision and interpretation 0078T Endovascular repair using prosthesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm or dissection, abdominal aorta involving visceral branches (superior mesenteric, celiac and/or renal artery[s]) 0079T Placement of visceral extension prosthesis for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm involving visceral vessels, each visceral branch (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 0080T Endovascular repair using prosthesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm or dissection, abdominal aorta involving visceral vessels (superior mesenteric, celiac and/or renal artery[s]), radiological supervision and interpretation 0081T Placement of visceral extension prosthesis for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm involving visceral vessels, each visceral branch, radiological supervision and interpretation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) REVISIONS The following code descriptions have been revised Radiologic examination, spine, cervical; 2 or 3 views dimensional radiotherapy plan, including dose-volume histograms