CPT^® 93296, Under Implantable, Insertable, and Wearable Cardiac Device Evaluations

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 93296 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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The technician gathers data, for a period of up to 90 days, from a patient’s single, dual, multiple lead, or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system by remotely accessing the device, retrieving information, and conducting a technical review. He then distributes the results to the patient's physicians, providing technical support as necessary. This code represents the technical component of the service only.

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Article's for Cardiac Devices and Monitoring

Hi, Here are couple of places where we refer for CPT codes Loop 33285, 93298, G2066, ICD Remote checks 93295, 93296, and Pacemaker 93296 and 93294. 1. [URL]https://www.bostonscientific.com/conten... [ Read More ]

Article's for Cardiac Devices and Monitoring

Hello Everyone, I have been searching for Article's and LCD's in WPS J8. The only ones I have been able to find is for pacemaker. I have searched on these's websites wpsgha.com and [URL]https://www... [ Read More ]

G2066 Denials

I am not seeing any NCCI edits against reporting code G2066 with ICD remote monitoring codes 93295/93296. But on the occasion that the client reports codes 93297/G2066 on the same DOS as ICD remote b... [ Read More ]

93264

93264 is the remote monitoring code for CardioMEMS (pulmonary artery sensor) 30 day monitoring period. CardioMEMs monitoring is physiologic data. There is currently an NCCI edit in place that preven... [ Read More ]

Article 28 /split billing

[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 500946, member: 5404"] CO97 is a common bundling denial. Which codes are being denied and what other codes are you billing on the same date of service? The professional com... [ Read More ]

93296 Remote monitoring

Are they billing with the TC modifier and yall are billing with the 26 modifier for the professional side of it? Also are you using a 59modifier on cpt 93296? that's how we bill it and it pays... [ Read More ]

Article 28 /split billing

[QUOTE="Carmen7414, post: 500909, member: 383043"] Thank you Thomas - we are receiving denials from Medicare now for CO97. Have you encountered these type rejections? [/QUOTE] CO97 is a common bundli... [ Read More ]

Article 28 /split billing

[QUOTE="Carmen7414, post: 500759, member: 383043"] Hi Thomas, if the 93294 and 93295 are for professional then the 93296 is the tech component - then both should be payable during the same time frame.... [ Read More ]

Article 28 /split billing

[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 437925, member: 5404"] There is no global code for this service. 93294 (for pacemaker) and 93295 (for ICD) are the professional services - the technical counterpart for both... [ Read More ]

Billing for the TC/26 for remote interrogation of pacemakers and defibrillators

[QUOTE="AmandaBriggs, post: 456755, member: 190498"] If your clinic is performing the global service, then the service can be billed with one code using either the date the test was done or the date t... [ Read More ]

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