00.2 Intravascular imaging of blood vessels
Endovascular ultrasonography
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
Intravascular [ultrasound] imaging of blood vessels
Note: real-time imaging of lumen of blood vessel(s) using sound waves
Code also any synchronous diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
Excludes:
adjunct vascular system procedures, number of vessels treated (00.40-00.43)
diagnostic procedures on blood vessels (38.21-38.29)
diagnostic ultrasound of peripheral vascular system (88.77)
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (88.91-88.97)
therapeutic ultrasound (00.01-00.09)