Cardiology Question for the Week of September 15, 2025
Bryan Nordley
September 15, 2025
What is an IABP, and why is it used?
What is an IABP, and why is it used?
How would a G-tube placement with an extension into the jejunum at the same session be coded?
When reporting code 93503, should vascular access, catheter insertion, positioning, and removal all be separately documented, or are they included in the primary code?
What happens when a physician converts an external drainage catheter to an internal-external drainage catheter? Is this an exchange? Is there a code that describes this?
What is the purpose behind codes +93571 and +93572?
Under what conditions should we not report 93566? Are there specific codes that cannot be reported with it?
What is the correct way to code for an imaging study of an ileal conduit when the injection is performed near where the conduit empties into the external drainage bag (i.e., the skin side of the conduit?
Can you clarify the differences between oral hydration and intravenous hydration therapy?
How would you code for the following in a hospital setting? An interventional cardiologist places three drug-eluting stents, one in the left circumflex and another in the obtuse marginal branch. A third DES stent is deployed within the left anterior descending coronary artery.
What are some examples of documentation indications for medically necessary fluid replacement for hydration therapy?
An interventional cardiologist performs a PTCA in the LAD, an atherectomy in the RCA, and places a drug-eluting stent in the left circumflex artery (LC). How would we code for this in a physician setting?
An interventional cardiologist deploys a bare metal stent within the LAD and performs angioplasty within both the LC coronary artery and the RCA. What codes do we report for a hospital setting?
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