Cardiology Question for the Week of October 20, 2025
Is code 93567 to be coded only for aortic root or ascending aortic imaging?
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Is code 93567 to be coded only for aortic root or ascending aortic imaging?
If a patient is brought to the cardiac cath lab and only bypass grafts were visualized (for example, SVG to the right coronary artery (RCA), and SVG to the circumflex) with no native coronary arteries being injected or imaged,
What documentation criteria must be met for billing CPT codes 93451, 93456, 93457, 93530 (right heart catheterization) and CPT codes 93454, 93455, 93456, 93457, 93563, 93564 (coronary arteriography) separately from a PVL service?
Can we code 93590 and 93591 separately for the same encounter? Are there specific codes that cannot be assigned when reporting these?
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