Cardiology

Do you have any tips for reporting the pacemaker replacement of a pulse generator with one or more right-sided leads that are also inserted? We are confused about the proper code selection.

Can you report fluoroscopic guidance and ultrasonic guidance separately for electrophysiology studies?

How is the following scenario coded? A patient undergoes angioplasty and bare-metal stenting of a distal LC lesion through a vein graft followed by the placement of a separate drug-eluting stent in the proximal native vessel via separate access.

Can we report code 93567 for the evaluation of an aortic dissection without a cardiac catheterization?

If a temporary pacemaker (TPM) lead is inserted during a diagnostic heart cath, is it appropriate to charge for this lead placement if the patient does not leave the procedure room with it (the pacemaker lead)?

When performing diagnostic imaging, can we report codes 36215 to define catheter placement?

How is the following scenario coded? A patient has an SVG anastomosed to the LC obtuse marginal (OM). Next, this graft “jumps” to the RC posterolateral branch. Through the vein graft, the OM lesion is treated with angioplasty and bare-metal stenting, and a second lesion in the posterolateral branch of the RC is treated with angioplasty and bare-metal stenting.

Is code 92973 the appropriate code for aspiration of a thrombus within a coronary vessel?