CPT^® 92921, Under Therapeutic Services and Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 92921 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Therapeutic Services and Procedures.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider inflates a balloon tipped catheter, or tube, inside a blocked area of an additional artery or branch of an artery in the heart to widen a stenosis, or constricted area, that obstructs blood flow.

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Coronary Angioplasty with stenting

[QUOTE="gayathria, post: 501203, member: 582670"] ostial LCX balloon angioplasty was done and LM to LCX stenting is done, Doctor billed for both 92928 and 92921, i feel we should bill only one code 92... [ Read More ]

Coronary Angioplasty with stenting

ostial LCX balloon angioplasty was done and LM to LCX stenting is done, Doctor billed for both 92928 and 92921, i feel we should bill only one code 92928 any suggestions ?... [ Read More ]

kissing angioplasty

I am perplexed how to code the kissing angioplasty procedure. I code for facility and I will be using C9600 code instead 92928. how can I capture this procedure? I would code; 93458-59 C9600-LD 92978-... [ Read More ]

kissing angioplasty

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Need help with 92920, 92928 and 92929

in my opinion the OM is a branch of the LC, so I don't think you could bill two primary codes. I would code: 92928-LC--I start with this because it is highest in the hierarchy 92929-LC 92921-LC We b... [ Read More ]

Stent w/ ballons in RCA

[QUOTE="loril1983, post: 442109, member: 391980"]Physician stents the RC (92928), then balloons the RPD and RPL, what codes for the balloons in the branches be? Someone said 92921, but being that is t... [ Read More ]

Stent w/ ballons in RCA balloons coronary stenting

Physician stents the RC (92928), then balloons the RPD and RPL, what codes for the balloons in the branches be? Someone said 92921, but being that is the add on code for 92920 how would that work? Hav... [ Read More ]

Denial on 92921

[QUOTE="kvogel03, post: 428123, member: 218682"]Hello, I have a denial on 92921. It was billed with 92928 LD, 92921 LD, and 93458 26 59. 92921 is being denied inclusive. Any suggestions? Thank... [ Read More ]

Denial on 92921

[b]Class B add on code[/b] I have had this denial from Medicare. They explained to me that 92921 is a class B add on code. It is a "branch code". When you bill the 92928 with the 92921 Medicare denie... [ Read More ]

Denial on 92921

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