Documentation for the 1998 Unit-Specific Reports for Dialysis Patients List of Diagnostic and Procedure Codes Used to Identify Septicemia and AMI Hospitalizations and Vascular Access Procedures Diagnostic Codes ICD9 Codes pertaining to Septicemia CODE DESCRIPTION any code beginning in 038. Septicemia 022.3 Anthrax septicemia 098.89 Gonococcemia 054.5 Herpetic Septicemia 036.2 Meningococcemia 020.2 Septicemic Plague ICD9 Codes pertaining to Myocardial Infarction CODE DESCRIPTION any code beginning in 410. Acute Myocardial Infarction Procedure Codes Note: These lists are inclusive and may overstate vascular access procedures ICD9 Codes pertaining to Vascular Access CODE DESCRIPTION 39.27 Arteriovenostomy for renal dialysis. 39.42 Revision of arteriovenous shunt for renal dialysis. 39.43 Removal of arteriovenous shunt for renal dialysis. 39.49 Other revision of vascular procedure. 38.03 Incision of vessel - upper limb. 39.29 Other (peripheral) vascular shunt or bypass. 39.53 Repair of arteriovenous fistula. 39.93 Insertion of vessel-to-vessel cannula. HCPCS Codes Pertaining to Vascular Access (HCPCS Years 1994, 1995, and 1996) HCPCS CODE DESCRIPTION 01784 ANESTHESIA FOR REPAIR OF ARTERIO-VENOUS (A-V) FISTULA, CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED 01844 ANESTHESIA FOR VASCULAR SHUNT, OR SHUNT REVISION, ANY TYPE (EG, DIALYSIS) 34101 Embolectomy or Thrombectomy, with or without Catheter; Axillary, brachial, innominate, subclavian artery, by arm incision. 34111 Embolectomy or Thrombectomy, with or without Catheter Radial or ulnar artery, by arm incision. 34490 Thrombectomy, direct or with catheter; axillary and subclavian vein, by arm incision. 35011 Direct repair of anuerysm, false aneurysm, or excision (partial or total) and graft insertion, with or without patch graft; for aneurysm and associated occlusive disease, axillary-brachial artery, by arm incision. 35180 Repair, congenital arteriovenous fistula; head and neck 35184 Repair, congenital arteriovenous fistula; extremities 35190 Repair, acquired or traumatic arteriovenous fistula; extremities 35206 Repair blood vessel, direct; upper extremity 35226 Repair blood vessel, direct; lower extremity 25236 Repair blood vessel with vein graft; upper extremity 35256 Repair blood vessel with vein graft; lower extremity 35476 TRANSLUMINAL BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY, PERCUTANEOUS; VENOUS 35875 Thrombectomy of arterial or venous graft 35876 Thrombectomy of arterial or venous graft; with revision of arterial or venous graft 35900 Excision of infected graft 35903 Excision of infected graft; extremity 35910 Excision of infected graft; with revascularization 36145 INTRODUCTION OF NEEDLE OR INTRACATHETER; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT CREATED FOR DIALYSIS (CANNULA, FISTULA, OR GRAFT) 36488 PLACEMENT OF CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER (SUBCLAVIAN, JUGULAR, OR OTHER VEIN) (EG, FOR CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE, HYPERALIMENTATION, HEMODIALYSIS, OR CHEMOTHERAPY); PERCUTANEOUS, AGE 2 YEARS OR UNDER 36489 PLACEMENT OF CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER (SUBCLAVIAN, JUGULAR,OR OTHER VEIN) (EG, FOR CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE, HYPERALIMENTATION, HEMODIALYSIS, OR CHEMOTHERAPY); PERCUTANEOUS, OVER AGE 2. Documentation for the 1998 Unit-Specific Reports for Dialysis Patients List of Diagnostic and Procedure Codes Used to Identify Septicemia and AMI Hospitalizations and Vascular Access Procedures 36490 PLACEMENT OF CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER (SUBCLAVIAN, JUGULAR,OR OTHER VEIN) (EG, FOR CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE, HYPERALIMENTATION, HEMODIALYSIS, OR CHEMOTHERAPY); CUTDOWN, AGE 2 YEARS OR UNDER 36491 PLACEMENT OF CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER (SUBCLAVIAN, JUGULAR,OR OTHER VEIN) (EG, FOR CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE, HYPERALIMENTATION, HEMODIALYSIS, OR CHEMOTHERAPY); CUTDOWN, OVER AGE 2 36533 INSERTION OF IMPLANTABLE VENOUS ACCESS PORT, WITH OR WITHOUT SUBCUTANEOUS RESERVOIR 36534 REVISION OF IMPLANTABLE VENOUS ACCESS PORT AND/OR SUBCUTANEOUS RESERVOIR 36535 REMOVAL OF IMPLANTABLE VENOUS ACCESS PORT AND/OR SUBCUTANEOUS RESERVOIR 36800 INSERTION OF CANNULA FOR HEMODIALYSIS, OTHER PURPOSE (SEPARATE PROCEDURE); VEIN TO VEIN. 36810 INSERTION OF CANNULA FOR HEMODIALYSIS, OTHER PURPOSE (SEPARATE PROCEDURE); ARTERIOVENOUS, EXTERNAL (SCRIBNER TYPE) 36815 INSERTION OF CANNULA FOR HEMODIALYSIS, OTHER PURPOSE (SEPARATE PROCEDURE); ARTERIOVENOUS, EXTERNAL REVISION, OR CLOSURE. 36820 Insertion of cannula for hemodialysis, other purpose, arteriovenous, internal (cimino type) 36821 Arteriovenous anastomosis, direct, any site (eg, cimino type) (separate procedure) 36825 Creation of arteriovenous fistula by other than direct arteriovenous anastomosis (separate procedure), autogenous graft. 36830 Creation of arteriovenous fistula by other than direct arteriovenous anastomosis (separate procedure); nonautogenous graft. 36832 Revision of an arteriovenous fistula, with or without thrombectomy, autogenous or nonautogenous graft (separate procedure) 36834 Plastic repair of arteriovenous aneurysm (separate procedure) 36835 Insertion of Thomas Shunt (separate procedure) 36840 Insertion mandril 36845 Anastomosis mandril 36860 Cannula declotting (separate procedure); without balloon catheter. 36861 Cannula declotting (separate procedure); with balloon catheter. 37201 Transcatheter therapy, infusion for thrombolysis other than coronary 37607 Ligation of banding or angioaccess arteriovenous fistula 75790 ANGIOGRAPHY, ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT (EG, DIALYSIS PATIENT), RADIOLOGICAL SUPERVISION AND INTERPRETATION 75896 Transcatheter therapy, infusion, any method (eg, thrombolysis other than coronary), radiological supervision and interpretation. 75897 Transcatheter therapy, infusion (eg, thrombolysis other than coronary), including angiography; complete procedure. 75978 TRANSLUMINAL BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY, VENOUS (EG, SUBCLAVIAN STENOSIS), RADIOLOGICAL SUPERVISION AND INTERPRETATION A4300 IMPLANTABLE ACCESS CATHETER (VENOUS, ARTERIAL, EPIDURAL OR PERITONEAL) EXTERNAL ACCESS M0900 EXCISION, REVISION OR REMOVAL OF A-V SHUNT ANASTOMOSIS WITH OR WITHOUT GRAFT