CPT^® 92975, Under Therapeutic Services and Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 92975 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 breaks the thrombus deposited in the coronary artery by infusing intracoronary thrombolytic agents like urokinase in patients experiencing a myocardial infarction.

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Coronary intervention with Thrombolysis and Pharmacologic agent administration vein graft and artery graft.

Since we don't have the full dictation, I was wondering if a catheter was placed in the LV and a LVEDP was documented or a LV gram was performed. If not, the you start with 93455-59. For 92975, it's ... [ Read More ]

Coronary intervention with Thrombolysis and Pharmacologic agent administration vein graft and artery graft.

[I]Hi All, This one has me stumped so I am reaching out for some help. Provider wants: 93459-26, xu, 51, 92941, 92973, 92975, 92978, 93463, 99152[/I] [B]Single catheter driven to aorta under fluo... [ Read More ]

92975 TPA

I need some help with this code. I know that it is includes selective coronary angiography. Medicare is denying 92975 when billed with PTCA and some other insurances are paying. I'm very confused. I ... [ Read More ]

billing 93571 iFR only

93571 is an add on code and can be used with 92920, 92924, 92928, 92933, 92937, 92941, 92943, 92975, 93454-93461, 93563, 93564 per CPT guidelines. We have Provider A performed 93458 and Provider B pe... [ Read More ]

Primary CPT for IVUS CPT 92978

Hello, I was wondering if folks could chime in on their understanding of what Primary CPT's are compliant with CPT add on 92978 (IVUS). Per CPT: "Code first primary procedure (92920, 92924, 92928,... [ Read More ]

Cardiac Cath - Rev code 480 and 481

Is it appropriate to bill Cardiac Catheterization Lab CPT Codes with a revenue code 480? Or, are these CPT codes only supposed to be billed with revenue code 481? The CPT codes in question would be: C... [ Read More ]

Ffr-we have a DR

Hello, we have a DR trying to bill only a FFR. Since it is an add on code that doesn't really work, anyone have anything on this?? From Dr: Not all ffr needs pci and in fact most don't. ... our ... [ Read More ]

I'm so new, confused still in school future coder.

[QUOTE="rebec26@juno.com, post: 342715, member: 124853"]Is the 1st procedure the full description? I don't see 93459 or an intervention. The second I agree with 92937[/QUOTE] rconpatton: I got your me... [ Read More ]

Intravascular US

Since 97978 is an add-on requiring 92975, 92980, 92982, 92995, 93454-93461, 93560-93533 you would have to bill it with one of those, if it was truly within a coronary vessel. If by chance it was non... [ Read More ]

37202

[QUOTE="Jess1125, post: 173961, member: 14425"]Docs shouldn't be billing 93463 for nitro during stent placement. It's right in the CPT guidelines under the code. "Do not report 93463 for pharmacologic... [ Read More ]

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