Find policies, billing codes, payers, states, and providers
CPT 0076T: Additional Extracranial Vertebral Artery Stent Placement
CPT code 0076T represents placement of an additional stent into an extracranial vertebral artery vessel at the time of initial stent placement, including imaging and radiologic supervision and interpretation. This code captures a specific, concurrent endovascular maneuver performed to treat vertebral artery stenosis or occlusion and is relevant for facilities and clinicians managing cerebrovascular and vertebrobasilar ischemic risk.
Key payers covered in this analysis include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. The discussion highlights coverage considerations and billing practice implications across major commercial insurers and the Medicare program.
Readers will learn the clinical context for using CPT code 0076T, typical service settings, and the scope of services bundled by the code (stent placement plus imaging and radiologic supervision). The publication also outlines benchmarking topics and policy issues that affect reimbursement and coding consistency nationally. Data not provided in the input include specific payer policies, associated taxonomies, and ICD-10 diagnosis mappings; those items are noted as unavailable where applicable.
Customize your policy alerts
Sign up for cpt 0076T policy alerts
Get alerted when payer policies referencing 0076T are released or updated.
Monitor payer policy activity
Billing Code Overview
CPT code 0076T describes placement of an additional stent through a skin incision into an additional extracranial vertebral artery vessel at the time of initial stent placement to treat stenosis or blockage. The procedure includes imaging to determine the need for the additional stent and radiologic supervision and interpretation.
Service type: Endovascular stent placement for extracranial vertebral artery stenosis or occlusion performed as an adjunctive intracervical/extra-cranial vascular intervention.
Typical site of service: Hospital outpatient department or inpatient interventional radiology/vascular surgery suite where endovascular procedures with radiologic imaging and supervision are performed.