Select the CPT code for Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty of the visceral artery.

Select the CPT code for Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty of the visceral artery.

• A. 35469
• B. 35471
• C. 35477
• D. 35480

Answer: (B)

In CPT coding, you pick the code that directly describes the artery region involved in the percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty. When the procedure targets a visceral artery and it involves a single vessel treated in that session, the code that specifically names visceral artery angioplasty for a single vessel is used. That’s why this case fits with the visceral-artery angioplasty code for a single vessel, which is 35471. The other codes would apply to different scenarios—such as treating a different vascular territory, or involving additional vessels or different techniques—not to a single visceral artery angioplasty as described.

In CPT coding, you pick the code that directly describes the artery region involved in the percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty. When the procedure targets a visceral artery and it involves a single vessel treated in that session, the code that specifically names visceral artery angioplasty for a single vessel is used. That’s why this case fits with the visceral-artery angioplasty code for a single vessel, which is 35471. The other codes would apply to different scenarios—such as treating a different vascular territory, or involving additional vessels or different techniques—not to a single visceral artery angioplasty as described.