Cardiology Coding Alert

Count the Cost of Missing FFR

This chart illustrates the financial impact of +93571/+93572 on total reimbursement when performed at a facility in addition to a typical heart cath, based on national rates identified at www.cms.hhs.gov/PFSlookup/. And note that performing FFR in only one vessel increases reimbursement by roughly 27 percent ($99.18/$369.32).
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