The following are compensable procedures with their corresponding RVS codes done in accredited Freestanding Dialysis Centers:
     

RVS Code	Descriptive Terms	RVU
36488	Placement of central venous catheter (subclavian, jugular, or other vein) (e.g. for hemodialysis); percutaneous or cutdown	10
49080	Abdominal Paracentesis	30
90935	Hemodialysis procedure	10
90945	Dialysis procedure other than hemodialysis (e.g. peritoneal, hemofiltration)	10

Please be guided accordingly.

Adopted: 27 Aug. 2004


(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, MD, MSc
President and CEO