Cardiology Question for the Week of October 21, 2019
When billing for a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), is there a different CPT® code for patients that have Medicare? If so, what are the appropriate codes?
When billing for a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), is there a different CPT® code for patients that have Medicare? If so, what are the appropriate codes?
Do we code Q9950 when the doctor performs an echocardiogram at the hospital, or will the hospital code that?
Do the cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) codes include wall motion (WM) and ejection fraction (EF)?
If one of my cardiology offices does a two-day SPECT study, rest on one day, and stress on another, can they bill 78452 twice?
How is the following scenario coded? A patient undergoes PTCA and bare-metal stenting of the LC OM1 via an SVG and an additional PTCA and bare metal stent of an OM2 lesion via a completely separate SVG.
Where is the catheter placed for a non-selective abdominal aortogram with bilateral lower extremity arteriograms?
What needs to be imaged for a non-selective abdominal aortogram with bilateral lower extremity arteriograms?
What are some coding tips for 75774?
If non-selective renal angiography is performed at the time of a diagnostic cardiac catheterization, should level ll HCPCS code G0275 be reported? Is this code for hospitals or physician billing? Is this code for Medicare or non-Medicare patients?
What is the intent of code 93463?
Is 93567 the appropriate code for the evaluation an aortic dissection without a cardiac catheterization?
If patient has a diagnostic heart cath with IVUS one day and then is taken back to have intracoronary stents deployed with IVUS the next day, can IVUS be coded at both sessions?
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