Accessing A Port For Blood Draw. Patients with ports typically have very poor veins and accessing them is almost impossible. Assess each shift ensure that CLC2000 is on the end of Huber and not indented.
36592 Collection of blood specimen using established central or peripheral venous catheter CPT codes 36591 and 36592 are eligible for separate reimbursement only under very limited and specific circumstances. Kit components are organized to facilitate sterile best practices for port access related procedures. Only certain nurses trained in accessing the port can draw blood from a port.
Yes it is acceptable practice to draw blood for sampling from a venous access port.
Provides the convenience of necessary kit components in a common package. We get an order to use the port and initiate the port protocol and make sure the flushes and final flush is ordered. My port was used for all of my blood draws and of course the chemo. 36591 or 36592 will be denied when reported in conjunction with other non-laboratory services and may not be submitted in combination with chemotherapy services.
