CPT^® 93292, Under Implantable, Insertable, and Wearable Cardiac Device Evaluations

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 93292 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Implantable, Insertable, and Wearable Cardiac Device Evaluations.

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In this service, the provider performs a face to face evaluation and then optimally adjusts the existing parameters of various operating functions of a patient’s wearable defibrillator system, responsible for sensing the activity from the heart. This code represents both the professional and technical components of the service.

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Lifevest question

[b]Remote[/b] 93292 is specific to in person. Is there anything we can use for remote checks?... [ Read More ]

93279-93281 vs 93288-93292 Can someone help explain the differences??

(I also posted this in the cardiology section) I have tried to understand the differences between these two different types of evaluations and when I read the code descriptions they sound so similar I... [ Read More ]

93279-93281 vs 93288-93292 Can someone help explain the differences??

I have tried to understand the differences between these two different types of evaluations and when I read the code descriptions they sound so similar I am having trouble discerning how exactly to te... [ Read More ]

Billing TTM 93292 with modifier 26

A coworker who works in a small stand-alone cardiology office has a question. Her physician reads the pacemaker interrogations and is having a hard time getting his portion of the procedure paid by Me... [ Read More ]

93292 wearable lifevest

My providers are starting to interrogate lifevest devices. They are inquiring as to what kind of documentation they need to have. Per the CPT book it looks like 93292 has the same criteria as 93288. H... [ Read More ]

How often can you bill 93279-93292?

Hi, I've recently started coding cardiology, mainly pacemakers and ICDs. I have been researching information on the correct way to code and bill the device checks. However, I can't seem to find anyth... [ Read More ]

Biventricular capping

What about codes from 93279-93292? Per Dr. Z, you can't bill for capping.... [ Read More ]

What code should I use

I'm not sure I follow 100% but I will try. Could you post the report, by chance? If 'single coil' is referring to a single chamber; ventricular, then I would go with 33249. The fluoroscopy is now bun... [ Read More ]

Pacemaker/AICD interrogations

According to CPT 2012 Codes 93279 -93292 is in regards to physician analysis, not to who actually performed the programming and/or adustment.... [ Read More ]

Lifevest question

Hi. I was having the same issue. It looks like 93292 is the code for Interrogation devise evaluation; wearable defibrillator system. This came from our LifeVest rep.... [ Read More ]

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