CPT^® 92961, Under Other Therapeutic Cardiovascular Services and Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 92961 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Therapeutic Cardiovascular Services and Procedures.

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In this procedure, the provider restores the normal heart rate and rhythm of a patient with arrhythmia by delivering an electrical shock and administering intravenous drugs.

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Cardioversion via his implantable defibrillator

[QUOTE="megg1100, post: 398264, member: 289428"]Wouldn't you use 92961, internal cardioversion?[/QUOTE] CPT 92961 is not for DCCV though a device. This is a procedure that utilized special catheters... [ Read More ]

Cardioversion via his implantable defibrillator

[b]Internal Cadioversion[/b] [QUOTE="Misty Dawn, post: 348972, member: 106810"]I use the unlisted code 93799. There is no CPT code for cardioversion delivered through a device. Misty Sebert CPC... [ Read More ]

Is this separately billable?

Below from the AMA/CPT, it is not intended in a facility setting that a physician would report codes such as 96360-96379. They believe an IM injection would typically be ordered by the physician and p... [ Read More ]

Cardioversion with EP study x two

[QUOTE="Bonnie Owen, post: 378683, member: 70790"]My EP doctor has performed a cardio-version through the patient's ICD device with an EP study. I watched a webinar and the instructor was not sure wha... [ Read More ]

Cardioversion with EP study x two

My EP doctor has performed a cardio-version through the patient's ICD device with an EP study. I watched a webinar and the instructor was not sure what code to use and suppose to get back with me. She... [ Read More ]

64450 Denials WPSMedicare(Indiana)

The below is from the NCCI Manual, chapter 2 pages 6-11 4. Under certain circumstances an anesthesia practitioner may separately report an epidural or peripheral nerve block injection (bolus, intermi... [ Read More ]

Tee/cv help

The last I knew there was not a code to reflect CV thru the defibrillator. 92961 or 92960 do not describe this service so you would need to use the unlisted cardio code 93799.... [ Read More ]

Tee/cv help

If a tee/cv is done thur a defib do we bill as an internal cv using 92961 or the nips code 93642 please help thanks mjl cawr... [ Read More ]

Internal Cardioversion

[QUOTE="schmsuz, post: 209091, member: 89576"]How is device based internal cardioversion billed? Can 92961 be billed when a shock is delivered via the icd?[/QUOTE] Currently, there is no listed CP... [ Read More ]

Internal Cardioversion

How is device based internal cardioversion billed? Can 92961 be billed when a shock is delivered via the icd?... [ Read More ]

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