Cardiology

What is included in 0644T?

How would you code the following scenario? An interventional cardiologist performs a percutaneous left heart catheterization, then selective injections of the left ventricle and coronary arteries for diagnostic purposes followed by mechanical thrombectomy of the LAD artery with subsequent drug eluting stent placement in the LAD.

What code do I report for transcatheter ventricular restoration device implantation ?

How would you code this scenario? An interventional cardiologist performs a PTCA in the LAD artery. The physician also performed angioplasty in the diagonal side branch of the patient’s LAD during the same session.

Can injection procedure codes 93563-93568 be reported in conjunction with one another?

If non-selective renal angiography is performed at the time of a diagnostic cardiac catheterization, should level ll HCPCS code 75625 be reported? Is this code for hospitals or physician billing? Is this code for Medicare or non-Medicare patients?

What codes can we use 93566 with?

The patient presents for a diagnostic left heart catheterization (LHC), left ventriculogram and selective coronary angiography. The physician determines that hemodynamic assessment
should be performed before and after exercise to assist in the clinical diagnosis. The patient is given a pair of 2.5-pound dumbbell weights then asked to exercise by extending
the arms and bringing the arms with the weights to their chest. The patient exercises for three to five minutes. Does this type of exercise meet the criteria for billing code 93464?

When should new code 93462 not be reported?

What code would I report for transapical access of the left atrium during cardiac catheterization for a congenital heart defect? Is there a new 2022 code for this?

What code would we report for a thermodilution indicator dilution study for cardiac output measurement during cardiac catheterization for a congenital heart defect?