Cardiology Question for the Week of May 5, 2025
What steps is CMS taking to improve access to high-cost specialty drugs, particularly for underserved populations served by Indian Health Service and tribal hospitals?
What steps is CMS taking to improve access to high-cost specialty drugs, particularly for underserved populations served by Indian Health Service and tribal hospitals?
CMS just finalized a policy to pay for non-opioid pain treatments. Why does this matter, especially for heart patients?
What recent change has CMS made regarding Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs), and how does it impact treatment options for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and cardiovascular conditions?
What does the CMS market basket adjustment mean for OPPS payments in 2025?
Why are CMS market baskets important?
What is the significance of the 2025 OPPS updates for cardiology, and how does the CMS market basket index help track healthcare inflation?
Can you please explain the use and application of codes 93303 and 93304 for transthoracic echocardiography, including the imaging techniques involved and typical clinical scenarios where these codes are reported?
Besides a basic 2D echocardiogram of the fetal heart with Doppler pulsed wave, what additional procedure may be performed and assigned code 93325?
Can we report 93970 when performing ablation services of varicose veins in the same surgical field utilizing mechanochemical (MOCA) ablation?
How does the Shockwave Coronary IVL catheter work to treat lesions in diseased coronary vessels?
What is the correct code for percutaneous transluminal coronary lithotripsy, and how should it be reported in conjunction with the primary procedure?
A physician performs a medically necessary pulmonary artery angiogram in conjunction with a non-congenital heart catheterization service before pulmonary artery stenting. Which code(s) should be reported for the angiogram?
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