(2023) List With The CPT Codes For Venipuncture & Transfusion Procedures

Venipuncture is used to collect blood from the vein of a patient. Transfusion procedures. Transfusion procedures on the other hand aim to collect blood. The CPT manual describes fourteen different Venipuncture and Transfusion procedures with the code range CPT 36400 until CPT 36460. We made a list with all the official descriptions and included a short version and a lay-term for each code.

CPT Code 36400

Lay-term: CPT 36400 is for venipuncture for infants younger than age 3, not for routine venipuncture; femoral or jugular vein

Long description: Venipuncture, younger than age 3 years, necessitating the skill of a physician or other qualified health care professional, not to be used for routine venipuncture; femoral or jugular vein

Short description: Specialized venipuncture, infant.

CPT Code 36405

Lay-term: CPT 36405 is for venipuncture on infants younger than age 3 through a scalp vein, not for routine venipuncture.

Long description : Venipuncture, younger than age 3 years, necessitating the skill of a physician or other qualified health care professional, not to be used for routine venipuncture; scalp vein.

Short description: Specialized venipuncture, scalp vein.

CPT Code 36406

Lay-term: CPT 36406 is for venipuncture on infants younger than age 3 through a non-specific vein, not for routine venipuncture.

Long description : Venipuncture, younger than age 3 years, necessitating the skill of a physician or other qualified health care professional, not to be used for routine venipuncture; other vein.

Short description : Specialized venipuncture, non-specific vein.

CPT Code 36410

Lay-term: CPT 36410 is for venipuncture on individuals of age 3 or older, not for routine venipuncture.

Long description : Venipuncture, age 3 years or older, necessitating the skill of a physician or other qualified health care professional [separate procedure], for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes [not to be used for routine venipuncture].

Short description : Specialized venipuncture, age 3 or older.

CPT Code 36415

Lay-term : CPT 36415 relates to the collection of venous blood by venipuncture.

Long description: Collection of venous blood by venipuncture.

Short description : Venous blood collection.

CPT Code 36416

Lay-term: CPT 36416 refers to the Procedure of collecting of capillary blood specimen, such as by finger, heel, ear stick.

Long description: Collection of capillary blood specimen [eg, finger, heel, ear stick].

Short description: Capillary blood specimen collection.

CPT Code 36420

Lay-term: CPT 36420 describes the Procedure of venipuncture cutdown procedure in infants younger than an year.

Long description : Venipuncture, cutdown; younger than age 1 year.

Short description: Venipuncture cutdown in infants.

CPT Code 36425

Lay-term: CPT 36425 correspond to the Procedure of venipuncture cutdown procedure in individuals older than one year.

Long description : Venipuncture, cutdown; age 1 or over.

Short description: Venipuncture cutdown in individuals aged 1 or over.

CPT Code 36430

Lay-term: CPT 36430 is associated with the Procedure of transfusion of blood or blood components.

Long description : Transfusion, blood or blood components.

Short description: Blood or blood components transfusion.

CPT Code 36440

Lay-term: CPT 36440 refers to the Procedure of push transfusion in children 2 years or younger.

Long description : Push transfusion, blood, 2 years or younger.

Short description: Push transfusion in young children.

CPT Code 36450

Lay-term: CPT 36450 describe the P

procedure of exchange transfusion in newborns.

Long description : Exchange transfusion, blood; newborn.

Short description: Newborn exchange transfusion.

CPT Code 36455

Lay-term: CPT 36455 corresponds to the Procedure of exchange transfusion in individuals other than newborns.

Long description: Exchange transfusion, blood; other than newborn.

Short description: Exchange transfusion in non-newborns.

CPT Code 36456

Lay-term: CPT 36456 represents the Procedure of partial exchange transfusion in newborns.

Long description: Partial exchange transfusion, blood, plasma or crystalloid necessitating the skill of a physician or other qualified health care professional, newborn.

Short description: Newborn partial exchange transfusion.

CPT Code 36460

Lay-term: CPT 36460 is for the Procedure of intrauterine fetal transfusion.

Long description : Transfusion, intrauterine, fetal.

Short description: Intrauterine fetal transfusion.

Sources

https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/article.aspx?articleId=52470&Contr

https://phlebotomyu.com/what-does-venipuncture-mean/