You Be the Coder:
Remember This When Coding Swan-Ganz
Published on Mon Jan 18, 2021
Question: Our surgeon performed a Swan-Ganz procedure, placed a central line through the same incision, and also placed an arterial line. How should we code these three procedures? Florida Subscriber Answer: Although you describe three procedures, you should report just two, in this case. Report the Swan-Ganz (93503, Insertion and placement of flow directed catheter (eg, Swan-Ganz) for monitoring purposes) [...]