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Determine How to Code Cardiac Caths for Congenital Heart Disease

Published on Mon Jul 26, 2021

Question: I’m new to cardiology and I don’t understand how to report cardiac catheterization for congenital heart disease. Do these codes differ from the cardiac cath codes for all other conditions? Can you help me? Florida Subscriber Answer: Yes. CPT® categories the codes for cardiac catheterization into two families: one for congenital heart disease and one for all other conditions. [...]
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