CPT code 37617 represents the surgical ligation of a ruptured abdominal artery performed for traumatic injury. Nationally, this code captures emergent operative management of intra-abdominal arterial hemorrhage, a critical procedure in trauma and acute surgical care. Accurate coding for this service affects hospital billing, trauma registry capture, and payment for high-acuity vascular control.

Key payers covered in typical analyses include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find national-level context on clinical use and coding purpose, an overview of typical sites of service and service type, and summary information useful for billing and administrative teams. The publication outlines benchmarks where available, relevant policy and coverage considerations, and clinical context to help coding and revenue teams classify and document emergent abdominal arterial ligation appropriately.

The content focuses on the code definition, typical clinical and service settings, and what organizations commonly review when processing claims for traumatic vascular ligation. Data not available in the input is identified explicitly where applicable.