Question:
What is the intent of code 93463?
Answer:
The intent of this code is to evaluate the responsiveness of the pulmonary circulation to selective pulmonary vasodilators to help guide future therapy. Per CPT®, this code should not be reported when coronary interventions (see CPT codes 92920–92944) are performed. Additionally, 93463 should not be assigned when either intracoronary or intravenous coronary thrombolysis is performed.