CPT^® 93454, Under Cardiac Catheterization and Associated Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 93454 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Cardiac Catheterization and Associated Procedures.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider performs imaging supervision and interpretation for a coronary angiography in which injections are performed to assess any coronary artery disease or any stenosis within the artery. Report this code to represent only imaging supervision and interpretation for this procedure.

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"Left heart catheterization without left ventriculography".

you would only use 93454 if your Dr did not do the LHC look at the description of 93458 in your CPT book it states (including LV WHEN PERFORMED) if it is not done you would still use 93458... [ Read More ]

"Left heart catheterization without left ventriculography".

[QUOTE="such78, post: 514101, member: 502881"] Code it as coronary angiogram. [/QUOTE] 93454?... [ Read More ]

I am new to Cardiology. I am going thru the CCC program to be certified. Is someone willing to code the following two reports to help me.

[QUOTE="mdm58, post: 513957, member: 9994"] 1) 92928 LD 93454 26 59 2) 93460 26 93567 26 [/QUOTE] Thank you for you time.... [ Read More ]

I am new to Cardiology. I am going thru the CCC program to be certified. Is someone willing to code the following two reports to help me.

1) 92928 LD 93454 26 59 2) 93460 26 93567 26... [ Read More ]

cardiovascular question

[QUOTE="dnakvosas@yahoo.com, post: 513211, member: 722648"] I am fairly new to Cardiovascular coding. Procedure reads in short, coronary angiography and left heart catheterization w/o ventriculograph... [ Read More ]

cardiovascular question

I am fairly new to Cardiovascular coding. Procedure reads in short, coronary angiography and left heart catheterization w/o ventriculography. Which do I code? 93454 or 93452. 93452 states left ventr... [ Read More ]

Need help figuring out what to charge.

[QUOTE="lnbryant, post: 511672, member: 85677"] Since there's no documentation of the patient being taken emergently to the cath lab or the culprit vessel for the STEMI, I would code this as a regular... [ Read More ]

Need help figuring out what to charge.

Since there's no documentation of the patient being taken emergently to the cath lab or the culprit vessel for the STEMI, I would code this as a regular PTCA instead of acute MI. If you're billing wit... [ Read More ]

Coding help

I code for the facility. I don't know if the physician's office can report an angiogram or not. 1. 92943 - modifier "LD", it is for chronic total occlusion stenosis with angioplasty and stent (it is ... [ Read More ]

Abdominal Aortogram w/bilat runoff and coronary angio

[QUOTE="Jim Pawloski, post: 503963, member: 67434"] I don't see any documentation of the coronaries were performed, unless you didn't give us that info. By this I would not code 93454, Catheter is in ... [ Read More ]

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