PAD note and 2026 coding guides
Short, practical pages on documenting lower-extremity endovascular work under the 2026 CPT structure. Each one names the code family, says what the operative note has to show to support it, and includes a worked note produced by the generator.
Guides
- Iliac stent CPT code (2026)
37258 and 37260, the add-ons and the iliac IVL code, with a sample note. - SFA atherectomy CPT code (2026)
37271 and 37273, why 37225 and 37227 are retired, with a sample note. - Tibial angioplasty CPT code (2026)
37280 and 37282, and how additional tibial vessels are counted. - Femoral-popliteal stent CPT code (2026)
37267 and 37269, and when the case moves to atherectomy-with-stent. - Lower extremity angiogram procedure note template
A complete diagnostic-plus-intervention note, start to finish. - OBL PAD documentation
What the note must contain in an office-based lab, and how OBL, ASC and hospital differ. - IVUS in a peripheral procedure note
37252 and 37253, and what each vessel interrogation has to record. - 2026 lower-extremity CPT crosswalk
37220-37235 is retired. The full 37254-37299 tables.
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