Cardiology Coding Alert
Choose +93643 for Reversibility Study
Question: Is there a code for a reversibility study performed with adenosine?
Codify Subscriber
Answer: Assuming you’re referring to administering adenosine during a cardiac catheterization to evaluate hemodynamics in a patient with pulmonary hypertension, you should report add-on code +93463 (Pharmacologic agent administration [e.g., inhaled nitric oxide, intravenous infusion of nitroprusside, dobutamine, milrinone, or other agent] including assessing hemodynamic measurements before, during, after and repeat pharmacologic agent administration, when performed [List separately in addition to code for primary procedure]).
Choose the appropriate cardiac catheterization code for the primary procedure.
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