Cardiology Question for the Week of February 6, 2023

Question:

What do codes 33900, 33901, 33902, 33903, and 33904 include?

Answer:

.Codes 33900, 33901, 33902, 33903, 33904 include:

• vascular access and
• all catheter and guidewire manipulation
• fluoroscopy to guide the intervention, any post-diagnostic angiography for roadmapping purposes
• post-implant evaluation
• stent positioning and balloon inflation for stent delivery
• radiologic supervision and interpretation of the intervention.
• diagnostic cardiac catheterization with a diagnostic angiogram may be reported with the appropriate angiographic codes if done during the same session.

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